Slovenia’s trade deficit narrows sharply in June as exports see significant growth

⑴ Slovenia's trade deficit in June significantly narrowed from 1.4114 billion euros in the same period last year to 217.3 million euros, mainly thanks to exports growing much faster than imports.⑵ Imports fell 4.2% year-on-year to 6.5463 billion euros, with purchases from non-EU countries decreasing by 12.3%, while imports from EU member states increased by 8.2%.⑶ Exports rose 17% year-on-year to 6.3291 billion euros; exports to non-EU markets grew by 21.6%, and exports to EU countries also increased by 12.3%, together driving strong export performance.⑷ Despite the notable improvement in June, due to cumulative exports falling by 9.1% and imports rising by 5.3% in the first half of the year, Slovenia's trade deficit for the first six months of 2026 still widened to 4.1199 billion euros.