Why SLOVAKIA 10 REASONS WHY CONSIDER SLOVAKIA AS YOUR INVESTMENT DESTINATION

SAFETY & STABILITY

One of the safest and politically most
stable countries in Europe.

Slovakia is a fully integrated EU member state
(Eurozone, Schengen Area) and is known across the world
as a reliable economic partner proven also by its A+ country credit
ratings (or similar) by international rating agencies.

EUROZONE

A member of the Eurozone since 2009.
Slovakia has euro currency as one of the few in CEE.

Being member of the Eurozone brings several
benefits for companies in Slovakia — limitation of
foreign exchange risk, lowering of transaction costs, more
predictable conditions for long-term business decisions.
Most of the largest investors and trade partners of
Slovakia have also adopted the euro currency.

QUALIFIED WORKFORCE

Cost–effective, skilled and loyal labour force
with excellent multilingual skills.

98% of secondary school students study English as their
first foreign language, mostly followed by the second foreign
language (German, Spanish or French). Slovakia also reaches one of the highest
shares of people with complete secondary education in the EU (94%). On top of that,
our dual education system provides perfect combination of theoretical
and practical education for students at the secondary schools.

(source: Eurostat)

PRODUCTIVITY

The highest labour productivity rate in
Central & Eastern Europe.

Measured as a nominal labour productivity per hour worked,
Slovakia reaches the highest level of all the countries in the CEE region.
The reasonable labour costs, high labour productivity, great ability
to adapt to new technologies and willingness to work also during night or weekend
shifts, are the key factors why companies choose Slovakia as their
investment destination. (source: Eurostat)

Green, stable and available electricity

Slovakia has one of the greenest electricity
production energy mixes in the EU.

In 2024, 86% of power in Slovakia was produced from
low-carbon energy sources – renewables and nuclear energy.
Slovakia is also the net producer of the electricity.
In combination with one of the most developed distribution networks
in the EU, it makes electricity in Slovakia very stable
(close to 0% chance of outages).

INNOVATIVE ECOSYSTEM

One of the highest shares of higher
added–value jobs in CEE, ready for new
investments into R&D and Innovation projects.

Share of higher added-value jobs in Slovakia
reaches 46.6 % of total employment. This sets a good baseline for
investment projects in technology centres or centres of excellence.
56% of the R&D expenditures are spent in the field of technical sciences,
at which is Slovakia particularly strong.

OPENNESS

One of the most export oriented and
open economies in the EU.

On top of being one of the most open economies in the
European Union (export of goods to GDP), our openness can also be
highlighted by a variety of investors from different countries that have
decided to place their projects in Slovakia. In the past two decades
SARIO tracked nearly 700 projects.

DEVELOPED INFRASTRUCTURE

Developed and steadily growing infrastructure
network with regards to road, railway
& flight connections.

Slovakia´s national road network ensures
safe and efficient travel. Cross country drive from
Bratislava (capital, located in the West) to Košice (2nd
biggest city, located in the East) lasts only about 4,5 hours.
Many visitors enter Slovakia also via the Vienna airport,
which is only 47 km away from Bratislava.

INCENTIVES

Attractive investment incentives scheme and
special tax regimes for R&D activities.

Slovakia offers incentives for investment projects
amounting up to 60% of the eligible costs. Forms of aid include income
tax reliefs as well as direct forms of aid. Slovakia also offers specialized
tax regime for companies carrying out R&D activities, which can deduct
additional 100% of the R&D costs from their tax base.