Slovenia
Data verified August 2026 · Sources
Slovenia's $63,376 PPP-adjusted average wage for 2025 marks its series high, a successful convergence case among newer OECD economies with +29.4% decade growth, while consumer prices index at 59.2 below the US at 100.
Slovenia at a Glance
1Y Change
+5.5%
5Y Change
+12.2%
10Y Change
+29.4%
Historical Peak
$63,376 2025
Change From Peak
At the historical peak
Overall Price Level
59.2
Slovenia’s Wage Story
Follow how PPP-adjusted average annual wages have changed in Slovenia using constant-price OECD data.
USD PPP, constant prices · missing years shown as gaps, never interpolated
Ten Years Ago
$48,985 (2015)
Historical Peak
$63,376 2025
Latest Wage
$63,376 2025
Data Coverage
Wage history: 1995–2025
Reported observations: 31
Missing wage years: None
Latest price data: 2024 · 8 of 8 categories available
Convergence With Momentum Intact
Slovenian wages moved +29.4% over ten years, +12.2% across five, and +5.5% in the latest year. At $63,376 in 2025 the level is the series maximum, and the strong pace across all horizons marks Slovenia as a successful convergence case among newer OECD members. The 2015 base of $48,985 shows how much real ground the decade covered. Only a handful of economies in this dataset are growing at every horizon and setting records at the same time.
A Different Bracket From Its Peers
The +5.5% latest-year change at a peak is one of the strongest in the at-peak group, showing that convergence momentum has not faded even as the level reached its ceiling. Slovenia's trajectory from a lower base to a wage near $63,000 places it in a different bracket from many convergence peers, and the +29.4% decade figure traces how it got there. The three horizons align, which gives the record-level reading a clean interpretation. The remaining question is duration: convergence at this speed eventually meets the level of the economies it is chasing.
A Wide Price Gap
Slovenia's 2024 overall price level reads 59.2, leaving a gap of 40.8 index points to the US reference of 100. The number is a comparative standing, not a euro amount, and it accompanies the momentum-intact wage convergence as its own dataset. Slovenia's wage record begins in 1995 with 31 reported years.
Slovenia’s Everyday Price Profile
Compare eight consumer price categories in Slovenia with the United States reference value of 100.
Overall
Food
Clothing
Housing
Health
Transport
Recreation
Restaurants & Accommodation
What Stands Out
Highest: Transport
Transport has the highest relative price level of the 8 reported categories in 2024, at 91 against the United States reference of 100. That is −9.0 index points from the benchmark and 3.6 points ahead of the next category, Clothing at 87.4.
Lowest: Housing
Housing is the lowest of the reported categories in 2024 at 42.2, −57.8 index points against the United States benchmark of 100. The spread between the highest and lowest reported categories is 48.8 index points, which shows how uneven the 2024 price profile is across categories.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level for 2024 is 59.2, below the United States benchmark (−40.8 index points). Looking across the profile, all 8 reported categories read below 100, so the overall figure summarizes a spread of category positions rather than a uniform level.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Slovenia
What is the average annual wage in Slovenia?
Slovenia's 2025 average wage is $63,376. The figure also sets the series record.
How has the average wage changed in Slovenia?
The decade change is +29.4%, with +12.2% over five years and +5.5% in the latest year. The strong pace across all horizons reflects successful convergence among newer OECD economies. Each period uses its precise target year.
What are consumer price levels like in Slovenia?
Slovenia indexes at 59.2 for 2024 on the consumer price scale, beneath the US benchmark. That is a relative index standing, not a dollar amount or inflation rate.
Is Slovenia's wage at a record high?
Yes. Slovenia's $63,376 wage in 2025 is the series peak. The +29.4% decade change, with +5.5% still in the latest year, shows convergence momentum is far from exhausted.