On June 16, a press conference was held at the SPIRIT Slovenia agency, which financially supports the implementation of the national competitiveness research in Slovenia, on the occasion of the release of the competitiveness ranking compiled by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne. The press conference featured contributions from Sonja Uršič and Damjan Kavaš of the Institute for Economic Research, and Mateja Drnovšek of the School of Economics and Business.

As the national partner of IMD for Slovenia, the Institute for Economic Research, in cooperation with the School of Economics and Business, has been monitoring Slovenia’s national competitiveness according to the IMD methodology since 1999. As part of this effort, an annual opinion survey is conducted among managers of Slovenian companies, and the results—combined with a set of statistical indicators—contribute to determining the country’s ranking on the competitiveness index.

During the press conference, we presented Slovenia’s position on this year’s IMD Competitiveness Ranking, highlighting the country’s competitive strengths and weaknesses across key areas, and pointing out the challenges that Slovenia must address to improve its competitiveness. After declining in 2023 and 2024—losing a total of eight positions—Slovenia has maintained last year’s ranking and remains in 46th place in 2025.