Contents

Introductory remarks

Summary

Main findings

Part I. - Development by the Priorities of Slovenia's Development Strategy

1.1. Macroeconomic stability


1.2. Increasing competitiveness and promoting entrepreneurial development


1.3. Increasing the competitiveness of services


1.3.1. Non-financial market services
1.3.2. Financial services

2. Efficient use of knowledge for economic developmentand high-quality jobs

2.1. Education and training


2.2. Research, development, innovation, and use ofinformation and communication technologies

3. An efficient and more economical state

3.1. Quality of public finance


3.2. Institutional competitiveness


3.3. Efficiency of the judiciary

4. A modern welfare state and higher employment

4.1. Increasing labour market flexibility


4.2. Modernising the social protection system


4.3. Living conditions and reduction of social exclusion and social risks


4.3.1. Access to services of general interest

5. Integration of measures to achieve sustainable development

5.1. Integrating environmental criteria with sectoral policies


5.2. Sustained population growth


5.3. More balanced regional development


5.4. Improving spacial management

Part II. - Indicators of Slovenia's development

The first priority: A competitive economy and faster economic growth	Methodological Notes
- Gross domestic product per capita in PPS
- Real growth of gross domestic product
- Inflation
- General government sector balance
- General government debt
- Balance of payments
- Gross external debt
- Labour productivity
- Market share
- Unit labour costs
- Structure of merchandise exports according to factor intensity
- Exports and imports as a share of GDP
- Foreign direct investment
- Entrepreneurial activity
- Non-financial market services
- Total assets of banks
- Insurance premiums
- Market capitalisation
The second priority: Efficient use of knowledge for economic development andquality jobs
- Share of the population with a tertiary education
- Average years of schooling
- Ratio of students to teaching staff
- Total public expenditure on education
- Expenditure on educational institutions per student
- Gross domestic expenditure on research & development
- Science and technology graduates
- Internet use
The third priority: An efficient and more economical state
- Expenditure by institutional sector – general government
- Public expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions ofGovernment (COFOG)
- Economic structure of taxes and contributions
- State aid
- Aggregate competitiveness indices	-
- Court backlogs
The fourth priority: Modern welfare state and higher education
- Employment rate
- Unemployment rate
- Long-term unemployment
- Temporary employment
- Part-time employment
- Social protection expenditure
- Health expenditure
- Human development index
- Distribution of earnings in the private sector
- At-risk-of-poverty rate
- Health care resources
- Life expectancy and infant mortality
- Participation in education
- Life satisfaction
- Trust in institutions and in other people
The fifth priority: Integration of measures to achieve sustainable development
- Energy intensity
- Renewable energy sources
- Emission-intensive industries
- Share of road transport in total goods transport
- Agricultural intensity
- Intensity of tree fellings
- Municipal waste
- Old age dependency ratio
- Fertility rate
- Migration coefficient
- Regional variation in GDP
- Regional variation in unemployment
- Issued building permits
- Household expenditure on culture

Bibliography and sources

Appendices

1. An attempt at a model-based estimate of Slovenia’s development using selected indicators


2. Data appendix