Slovakia is the EU’s 4th-poorest country

Slovakia is the EU’s 4th-poorest country, if you believe Eurostat data on GDP per capita in purchasing power standards. Revised data put the Slovak economy at 73% of the EU average in 2023. GDP per capita in PPS as a share of EU average:

	2023	2013
Austria	123%	133%
Czechia	91%	86%
Poland	80%	67%
Hungary	76%	68%
Slovakia	73%	78%

In nominal terms, Slovak GDP per capita rose from 53% to 60% of the EU average over the previous decade, while labor costs rose from 38% to 55%.

(Eurostat, hnonline.sk)