Environment
Since gaining independence until the present day, Slovenia has made important progress in economic development and has achieved a higher standard of living. Economic growth was pursued in a stable macroeconomic environment, whilst the main factors of economic growth were high exports and investment activities, the latter particularly in the nineties. Thus, Slovenia managed to reduce the gap behind the EU average.
Slovenia's inclusion in the EMU
After the successful introduction of the euro at the beginning of 2007 Slovenia saw lively economic performance and very positive economic trends in the following years. Higher economic growth compared to the EU average has allowed Slovenia to gradually catch up in its development lag.
Economic growth was chiefly enhanced by strong export growth in 2005–2007 and an increase in investment spending, along with a relatively high level of household consumption and government consumption.
The economic crisis has placed a mirror in front of us and (among other things) has made confront with all the urgently needed reforms.
Euro - our money
On 1 January 2007 Slovenia became the first new Europena Union member state to adopt the euro as its national currency. Read more » 
Macroeconomic indices for Slovenia in 2011
Real GDP growth (real growth rate in %) -0,2
GDP per capita in EUR 17.361
Rate of unemployment by ILO in % 8.2
Labour productivity (GDP per employee) 1.6
Inflation (annual average) 1.8
Source: Statistical Office of the RS