Slovakia vs Ukraine
Slovakia vs Ukraine: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 4.2% a year in Slovakia and 12.7% a year in Ukraine, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 8.5 percentage points, or 3 times that in Slovakia.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Slovakia.
- In 2025, Slovakia ranked 47 and Ukraine ranked 18 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Slovakia at 2% a year and Ukraine at 5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Slovakia | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.2 | 12.7 |
| 2024 | 3.2 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 11 | 12.9 |
| 2022 | 12.1 | 20.2 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 9.4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 7.9 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 11 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 14.4 |
| 2016 | -0.5 | 13.9 |
| 2015 | -0.3 | 48.7 |
| 2014 | -0.1 | 12.1 |
| 2013 | 1.5 | -0.3 |
| 2012 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | 4.1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 0.7 | 9.4 |
| 2009 | 0.9 | 15.9 |
| 2008 | 3.9 | 25.2 |
| 2007 | 1.9 | 12.8 |
| 2006 | 4.3 | 9.1 |
| 2005 | 2.8 | 13.5 |
| 2004 | 7.5 | 9 |
| 2003 | 8.4 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| 2001 | 7.2 | 12 |
| 2000 | 12.2 | 28.2 |
| 1999 | 10.5 | 22.7 |
| 1998 | 6.7 | 10.6 |
| 1997 | 6 | 15.9 |
| 1996 | 5.8 | 80.2 |
| 1995 | – | 376.7 |
| 1994 | – | 891.2 |
| 1993 | – | 4,735 |
| 1992 | – | 1,210 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Slovakia | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.6 | 8.9 |
| 2027 | 3.5 | 8.7 |
| 2028 | 2.9 | 6.7 |
| 2029 | 2.3 | 5.5 |
| 2030 | 2 | 5 |
| 2031 | 2 | 5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Slovakia vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancySlovakia: 78.3 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySlovakia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySlovakia: 4.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSlovakia: 99.2% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionSlovakia: 2.4% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateSlovakia: 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSlovakia: 5.52 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSlovakia: 0.06% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSlovakia: 1.56 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSlovakia: 53.2% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageSlovakia: 41.3 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSlovakia: 18.1% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSlovakia: 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSlovakia: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSlovakia: $2.87B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personSlovakia: $568 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSlovakia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSlovakia: 18,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerSlovakia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSlovakia: 0.67% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSlovakia: 445 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSlovakia: 9 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025