Income convergence has restarted

Employment rate for older workers (55-64 year-olds), 2016

Businesses face a relatively heavy regulatory burden

Slovenians' wellbeing is good across a range of measures

The gender wage gap is low

Poverty and inequality are low

The income gap is driven by relatively low labour productivity

Productivity is well below that in more advance economies

Productivity growth has slowed since the international financial crisis

Domestic demand is making a greater contribution to growth

Slovenia's growth performance has been below that of regional peers

Convergence in GDP per capita has faltered, unlike other countries in the region

Macroeconomic indicators have improved

Since the beginning of the recovery, investment has been weaker than expected

Export destination and composition are relatively diverse, 2016

Labour shortages limit manufacturing production

Many aspects of macroeconomic imbalances have improved

Durably reducing public debt will require further reforms

The labour market's inclusiveness could be broadened

Minimum wages are high relative to median wages

Banks are in a better position to resist external shocks

Financial conditions have improved

Future bank profitability may be affected by the low-interest-rate environment

Stock market capitalisation is low

The old age dependency ratio will more than double by 2060

Long-term health-care expenditure projections for Slovenia

Replacement and benefit ratios will be relatively low

Investment has fallen

Literacy skills are comparatively poor for adults from all education attainment groups

Mean literacy and numeracy proficiency scores for 55-64 year-olds

The relatively compressed wages have been stable, 2015

Relative wages for the low paid have generally been fairly stable, despite changes in job shares

Relatively little is spent on active labour market programmes per unemployed person

Slovenia outperforms CEECs for the share of tertiary graduates

Businesses are faced with a relatively heavy regulatory burden

Real value added in professional services is low

Logistics Performance Index

There are publicly owned enterprises in all sectors

Competitive mobile prices are not matched in broadband prices

Environmental outcomes are good

Abatement costs vary across technologies

Investment has shifted down

Slovenia's business cycle has been particularly pronounced

Since the beginning of the recovery, investment has been weaker than expected: Simple accelerator model of non-residential investment, in % of GDP

Corporate leverage has declined

Profitability has recovered

Firms rely heavily on debt finance

Venture capital investments as a percentage of GDP

The stock of inward FDI is very low

Slovenia receives a particularly small amount of greenfield FDI

Slovenia outperforms CEECs for investment in intangible capital

The share of knowledge-intensive services exports is low

There have been large structural changes in employment shares

Wages are higher than in other CEECs

Slovenia has persistent problems in reallocating workers

Slovenians with less than tertiary education lack digital skills

The difference between tertiary and upper-secondary wages is particularly wide

Mean literacy and numeracy proficiency for older Slovenians

There is a persistent mismatch between the education of those in employment and the population

Slovenia has maintained cost competitiveness

Relative wages for the low paid have generally been fairly stable, despite changes in job shares (graph)

Relatively little is spent on active labour market programmes

The tax wedge for single workers is large (2016)