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Slovenia
Europe · Ljubljana · parliamentary republic
What Slovenia means for your money — the prices you pay, the tariffs in motion, and where U.S. policy could change both.

$3.1B
U.S. imports, 2025
-50.5%
change in one year
$490M
U.S. exports, 2025
2M
Population
$72.5B
GDP
In your house
What you buy that Slovenia makes
America bought $3.1B in goods from Slovenia in 2025 — down 50.5% in a single year. Of every $100 of it, here's where the money went.
Pharmaceutical preparations
medicines and pharmacy items
Iron and steel mill products
steel for cars and construction
Generators, accessories
Photo, service industry machinery
Industrial machines, other
Other foods
Electric apparatus
Plastic materials
plastics for packaging and goods
Other parts and accessories of vehicles
car parts and accessories
Medicinal equipment
medical devices and equipment
2026 so far (through April): $764M in imports. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade in Goods (customs basis).
The other direction
What America sells to Slovenia
$490M in 2025 — a trade rupture cuts both ways, for American producers as well as American prices.
Fuel oil
$61MPharmaceutical preparations
$53Mmedicines and pharmacy items
Generators, accessories
$50MComputer accessories
$28Mkeyboards, drives, computer parts
Trucks, buses, and special purpose vehicles
$23Mtrucks, buses, SUVs
Minimum value shipments
$22MPlastic materials
$18Mplastics for packaging and goods
Industrial machines, other
$16MElectric apparatus
$15MWhere you stand
U.S. tariff posture toward Slovenia
Since February 24, 2026 most EU goods face the universal 10% Section 122 temporary import surcharge, which replaced the framework's 15% all-inclusive IEEPA structure when EO 14389 terminated the reciprocal tariffs. The framework's Section 232 terms persist: EU autos at 15%, and the April 2026 metals expansion expressly preserved the EU's trade-agreement-partner treatment (steel and aluminum otherwise at 50%).
The United States negotiates tariffs with the European Union as a single market — every measure here applies to Slovenia as an EU member.
Reciprocal tariff (assigned — terminated)
20%
The rate this country was assigned under the EO 14257 reciprocal Annex — no longer in force. The Supreme Court struck down the IEEPA tariffs and they were terminated February 24, 2026 (EO 14389), replaced by a universal ~10% Section 122 surcharge. See the timeline below for the current effective rate.
Section 232 sectors
Autos, Wood
Steel, aluminum, autos, and similar national-security tariffs that name this country.
Policy in motion
Tariff status: a moving target
U.S. tariff policy toward the European Union — and with it Slovenia — has changed 11 times since 2025. This page tracks it.
2026-04-06
EU treatment preserved in expanded metals tariffs
In effectThe April 2026 proclamation expanding Section 232 coverage of aluminum, steel, and copper derivatives expressly does not alter or supersede the prior U.S.–EU agreement implementation, and lists the EU among 'Trade Agreement Partners' eligible for its exclusion process.
91 FR 18201 →2026-02-24
IEEPA reciprocal tariffs terminated — replaced by 10% Section 122
In effectExecutive Order 14389 (Ending Certain Tariff Actions) terminated the IEEPA tariff duties — including those under EO 14257, the basis of the EU's 15% all-inclusive structure — effective February 24, 2026. A flat 10% Section 122 temporary import surcharge (Proclamation 11012 of February 20, 2026) replaced them. The framework's Section 232 terms (the 15% EU autos cap, metals carve-outs) rest on separate authority and were expressly unaffected.
91 FR 9437 →2025-09-25
Framework implemented: preferential treatment for certain EU goods
In effectActing under the September 8, 2025 procedures order, Commerce and USTR modified the HTSUS to implement the framework — preferential (zero) reciprocal treatment for certain EU goods and a reduction of the Section 232 automobile and parts duty to 15% for EU-origin vehicles.
90 FR 46136 →2025-08-21
U.S.–EU Framework Agreement joint statement
AgreementThe United States and the European Union issued the Joint Statement on a Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade: the U.S. committed to the 15% all-inclusive ceiling, zero reciprocal duty on certain products, and a cut of the Section 232 automobile duty to 15%; the EU committed to eliminate tariffs on U.S. industrial goods and expand agricultural access, plus $750B in U.S. energy procurement through 2028.
Source ↗2025-08-07
15% all-inclusive structure replaces the 20% rate
In effectThe July 31, 2025 order ('Further Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Rates') gave the EU a unique structure effective August 7, 2025: for goods with an MFN (Column 1) rate below 15%, the reciprocal duty tops the total up to exactly 15%; goods with an MFN rate of 15% or higher pay no additional reciprocal duty.
Federal Register · 2025-15010 →2025-07-09
Reciprocal-rate pause extended to August 1
In effectThe July 7, 2025 order extended the suspension of country-specific reciprocal rates through August 1, 2025, keeping the EU at the 10% baseline while framework talks continued.
90 FR 30823 →2025-06-04
Section 232 steel and aluminum duties doubled to 50%
In effectThe June 3, 2025 proclamation raised Section 232 duties on steel and aluminum articles and derivatives from 25% to 50% effective June 4, 2025, with no EU carve-out.
90 FR 24199 →2025-04-10
90-day pause suspends the 20% rate back to 10%
In effectThe April 9, 2025 modification order suspended country-specific reciprocal rates for 90 days for all partners except China, returning the EU to the 10% universal baseline effective April 10, 2025 while negotiations proceeded.
90 FR 15625 →2025-04-09
EU country-specific reciprocal rate of 20% takes effect
In effectAnnex I of Executive Order 14257 assigned the European Union a 20% country-specific reciprocal rate, effective April 9, 2025 — the rate still carried for the EU in the HTS Chapter 99 Subchapter III note.
Federal Register · 2025-06063 →2025-04-05
Universal 10% reciprocal baseline takes effect
In effectExecutive Order 14257 (signed April 2, 2025) imposed a 10% ad valorem reciprocal duty on imports from all trading partners, including the EU, effective April 5, 2025. The order singled out the EU's 5% average MFN rate and 10% passenger-vehicle tariff as examples of non-reciprocal treatment.
Federal Register · 2025-06063 →2025-03-12
Section 232 steel and aluminum arrangements terminated — 25% duties on EU metals
In effectProclamations of February 10, 2025 ended the EU's tariff-rate-quota arrangements for steel and aluminum and raised the aluminum duty from 10% to 25%, applying 25% Section 232 duties to EU steel and aluminum effective March 12, 2025.
90 FR 9817 →
Made for America
What Slovenia makes for America
Slovenia is a direct U.S. source of 12 essential goods Americans rely on — the items themselves, shipped finished off the line.
health
2% of U.S.OTC medicines
$1.7B to the U.S.
materials
Steel and iron products
$98M to the U.S.
health
Cancer and specialty drugs
$89M to the U.S.
materials
Auto parts and repairs
$33M to the U.S.
food
Soft drinks & juices
$32M to the U.S.
materials
Aluminum and aluminum products
$31M to the U.S.
food
1% of U.S.Frozen foods
$30M to the U.S.
home
Tableware & dishware
$20M to the U.S.
materials
Home appliances
$19M to the U.S.
home
Small kitchen appliances
$15M to the U.S.
home
Sporting goods & fitness equipment
$11M to the U.S.
materials
HVAC systems and equipment
$11M to the U.S.
Go deeper
The supply chain view
Slovenia sits upstream of 4 essential American goods through 5 tracked inputs.
manufactured
2%Nonwoven Spunlace Fabric (wipe substrate)
manufactured
2%Motorcycle Seat, Lighting & Body Panels
manufactured
2%Aluminum nose wire (N95/surgical mask component)
manufactured
2%Motorcycle Brake & Suspension Systems
mineral
1%Cosmetic-Grade Micronized Titanium Dioxide (UV)
Reference
The country itself
Europe · Geography, people, economy, and government — public-domain data from the CIA World Factbook.
The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, Slovenia became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which was renamed Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia joined Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia as one of the constituent republics in the new Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). In 1990, Slovenia held its first multiparty elections, as well as a referendum on independence. Serbia responded with an economic blockade and military action, but after a short 10-day war, Slovenia declared independence in 1991. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the euro zone and the Schengen Area in 2007.

Geography
- Location
- south Central Europe, Julian Alps between Austria and Croatia
- Area
- 20,273 sq km
- Climate
- Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to the east
- Terrain
- a short southwestern coastal strip of Karst topography on the Adriatic; an alpine mountain region lies adjacent to Italy and Austria in the north; mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east
- Natural resources
- lignite, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests
- Coastline
- 46.6 km
- Natural hazards
- flooding; earthquakes
People & society
- Population
- 2,097,893 (2024 est.)
- Nationality
- Slovene(s)
- Ethnic groups
- Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 est.)
- Languages
- Slovene (official) 87.7%, Croatian 2.8%, Serbo-Croatian 1.8%, Bosnian 1.6%, Serbian 1.6%, Hungarian 0.4% (official, only in municipalities where Hungarian nationals reside), Italian 0.2% (official, only in municipalities where Italian nationals reside), other or unspecified 3.9% (2002 est.)
- Religions
- Catholic 69%, Orthodox 4%, Muslim 3%, Christian 1%, other 3%, atheist 14%, non-believer/agnostic 4%, refused to answer 2% (2019 est.)
- Median age
- 46 years (2025 est.)
- Life expectancy at birth
- 82.2 years (2024 est.)
Economy
- Economic overview
- high-income EU and eurozone economy; high per-capita income and low inequality; key exports in automotive and pharmaceuticals; tight labor market with low unemployment; growth supported by private consumption and public investment, with risks from tight labor market and trade conditions; narrowing fiscal deficit and declining public debt
- Industries
- ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products, lead and zinc smelting; electronics (including military electronics), trucks, automobiles, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools
- Agricultural products
- milk, maize, wheat, barley, grapes, chicken, potatoes, beef, apples, pork (2023)
- Exports - partners
- Switzerland 22%, Germany 12%, Italy 10%, Croatia 8%, Austria 6% (2023)
- Imports - partners
- Switzerland 17%, China 15%, Germany 11%, Italy 9%, Austria 6% (2023)
Government
- Government type
- parliamentary republic
- Capital
- Ljubljana
- Independence
- 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
- Constitution
- previous 1974 (pre-independence); latest passed by Parliament 23 December 1991
- Executive branch
- President Natasa PIRC MUSAR (since 23 December 2022)
- Legislative branch
- bicameral
Full reference data
Every field, by section — CIA World Factbook. Open a topic to expand it.
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Page last updated: Wednesday, October 05, 2022