Compared to 2021, exports were higher by 34.2% (amounting to EUR 52.9 billion) and imports by 36.6% (amounting to EUR 56.8 billion).
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In December, Slovenia exported EUR 4.0 billion and imported EUR 4.4 billion of goods. The value of exports was 24.4% higher and of imports 4.8% higher than a year ago.
The export-import ratio was 90.2%. Slovenia generated a EUR 0.4 billion deficit in external trade in goods.
Compared to December 2021, the value of exports to EU Member States was higher by 6.6% and of imports by 1.6%. Exports to EU Member States amounted to EUR 2.4 billion and imports from there to EUR 2.7 billion.
The value of Slovenia’s external trade with EU non-member countries also increased. Exports to those countries amounted to EUR 1.6 billion (64.3% more), and imports from those countries to EUR 1.8 billion (9.9% more).
An important share of value in trade with EU non-member countries were operations involving processing1. Exports excluding transactions involving processing to EU non-member countries amounted to EUR 0.9 billion and were 21.0% higher than a year ago. Imports excluding transactions involving processing amounted to EUR 1.0 billion and were 28.0% higher.
Slovenia’s exports in 2022 amounted to EUR 52.9 billion and imports to EUR 56.8 billion. The value of external trade was much higher than in the previous year, exports by 34.2% and imports by 36.6%.
External trade deficit amounted to EUR 3.8 billion in the observed period, while the export-import ratio was 93.2%.
Slovenia exported the largest share of goods to Switzerland (21.0% of total exports), followed by Germany (14.4%), Italy (10.6%), Croatia (8.4%), Austria (6.7%) and France (3.3%).
Slovenia imported the largest share of goods from Switzerland (14.6% of total imports), followed by Germany (12.5%), Italy (11.5%), China (8.9%), Austria (8.4%) and Croatia (5.0%).
The largest share of total exports in 2022 was contributed (according to the Standard International Trade Classification – SITC) by products from the product sector chemicals and related products (34.0% of exports and 31.9% of imports), followed by machinery and transport equipment (26.7% of exports and 22.7% of imports), manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (16.4% of exports and 14.5% of imports), miscellaneous manufactured articles (about 8.2% of exports and 7.0% of imports), and mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials (8.0% of exports and 13.8% of imports). < ■