Slovenia and Czech Republic - similarities,
trade and business and where we are right
now
Tomáš Hart, Economic Section
Ministry of Industry and Trade
Celje, September 17, 2012
Slovenia by Google Trends
Czech Republic by Google Trends
Competitivness – World Economic Forum
I
140
XII
CZ - 39
II
120
SI - 56
100
80
XI
III
60
40
20
X
IV
0
IX
V
VIII
VI
VII
World Economic Forum Competitivness
Effectivity index Innovative
Basic index (I-IV) (V-VIII)
index (XI-XII)
WCI Ranking
Slovenia
5,50
4,25
4,02
4,34
56
Czech Republic
4,89
4,59
4,13
4,51
39
Germany
5,86
5,27
5,57
5,48
6
Konkurenceschopnost
HIGH 3 & LOW 3
SI
CZ
31 – Technological
readiness
34 – Innovation
35 – Business
sophistication
82 – Institutions
75 – Labor market
57 – Financial
market
C
23– Higher education
and training
24 – Health and
primary education
32 – Innovation
128 – Financial
market
91 – Labor market
78 – Market size
R&D - % of GDP, export
Country
R&D spending as % of Hi-Tech share of
GDP
export
Czech Republic
1,53
15,30
Slovenia
1,86
5,49
Germany
2,82
15,25
Slovenia‘s foreign trade - figures
Import
Export
Bilaterální import Čistý export
2003
14 703 127 336
13 550 923 719
391 089 343
-1 152 203 617
2004
18 164 704 564
16 416 745 140
432 932 727
-1 747 959 424
2005
19 626 300 329
17 896 024 210
428 154 239
-1 730 276 119
2006
22 294 258 874
20 327 003 402
428 497 558
-1 967 255 472
2007
26 427 507 104
24 089 695 972
582 601 743
-2 337 811 132
2008
29 351 408 953
25 557 704 666
672 862 423
-3 793 704 287
2009
21 706 201 597
20 294 911 704
492 479 760
-1 411 289 893
2010
23 609 473 135
21 663 752 802
567 195 489
-1 945 720 333
2011
27 744 261 223
25 664 590 839
696 227 469
-2 079 670 384
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•
•
Slovenia is a net importer
Economic crisis in 2009 decline
However, 2011 almost
equaled 2008
Miliardy USD
ComTrade, USD
35
30
25
20
Import
15
Export
10
5
0
Zahraniční
obchod
2003 2004 2005 2006
2007 2008
2009 2010 2011
Foreign trade – resources, agri and goods –
share on FT
Import
Export
Agro
prod./fo
ods
Agro
prod./fo
ods
Resource
s
Other
goods
Slovenian
import from CZ
Resour
ces
Other
goods
Agro
prod.
Resour
ces
Other
goods
2003
9,95%
16,85%
73,20%
7,68%
8,79%
83,53%
8,12%
29,94%
61,94%
2004
9,97%
18,86%
71,17%
6,49%
10,08%
83,43%
7,09%
34,08%
58,84%
2005
10,18%
21,31%
68,51%
6,39%
11,03%
82,58%
7,04%
29,69%
63,27%
2006
9,51%
23,23%
67,27%
6,35%
12,95%
80,71%
8,02%
22,09%
69,89%
2007
9,65%
22,93%
67,42%
6,39%
12,58%
81,03%
7,40%
18,26%
74,34%
2008
9,65%
25,01%
65,35%
6,70%
12,74%
80,57%
7,00%
19,44%
73,56%
2009
11,91%
19,79%
68,30%
7,51%
10,00%
82,48%
12,43%
11,67%
75,91%
2010
10,83%
23,75%
65,42%
7,12%
13,09%
79,79%
14,53%
13,58%
71,89%
2011
10,69%
26,91%
62,40%
7,04%
16,09%
76,87%
11,52%
18,27%
70,21%
Comtrade, vlastní výpočty
Competitive advantages
Code
Name
Share CA
870322
Vehicles, with spark-ignition internal combustion: 1,000 cc4,73%
- 1,500 cc 4,73%
1 205 129 094
300490
Other Medicaments (Put up in Packings for Retail Sale)
4,85%
9,58%
1 671 331 299
851220
Other Electrical Lighting or Visual Signalling Equipment 0,95%
10,53%
435 393 468
870331
Vehicles (diesel) of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,5004,86%
cc
15,39%
328 649 200
721921
Flat-rolled products of stainless steel, hot-rolled, > 10 mm1,00%
16,39%
303 620 248
850300
Parts, of Motors, of Generators, of Generating Sets, of Rotary
Converters
2,01%
18,40%
316 629 766
851660
Ovens; Cookers, Cooking Plates, Boiling Rings, Grillers, Roasters
2,48%
20,88%
207 944 727
841430
Compressors of a Kind Used in Refrigerating Equipment 1,17%
22,05%
134 309 402
940190
Parts of Seats Other than Dentists'
28,76%
353 701 936
843149
Parts of Derricks, Cranes, Graders, Levellers, Scrapers or Pile-drivers
1,31%
30,06%
248 561 991
6,71%
TCA
Export 2011 USD Progress LFI 2003 - 2010
Competitive dis-advantages
Code
Name
Export 2011 USD
271019
Oil, not crude, from petrol &bitum minerals
271011
Light oils, from petrol and bitumen
656 408 987
271121
Natural gas
437 741 185
760110
Aluminium, not alloyed
149 232 734
840734
Reciprocating piston engines, > 1.000 cc
157 722 888
870421
Spark ignition piston engines > 1.000 cc
216 431 010
720421
Waste and scrap of stainless steel
157 170 957
854411
Winding wire of copper
113 268 651
852812
Color TV
99 467 695
721030
Zinc coated flat-roll products
89 909 997
2 425 807 825
LFI 2003 - 2010