Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Slovakia in terms of export sales (selling), including Germany, Czech Republic, and France. The second lists top trade partners of Slovakia regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Slovakia.
Slovakia Major Exports
Market Value: 64,089 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Germany | 13,842,001 | 21.60 | 74.32 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 8,516,842 | 13.29 | 131.53 |
| 3 | France | 4,547,282 | 7.10 | 352.33 |
| 4 | Poland | 4,170,427 | 6.51 | 173.53 |
| 5 | Italy | 3,947,924 | 6.16 | 121.18 |
| 6 | Hungary | 3,880,614 | 6.06 | 173.74 |
| 7 | Austria | 3,536,852 | 5.52 | 69.16 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 3,233,202 | 5.04 | 306.74 |
| 9 | Russia | 2,522,525 | 3.94 | 652.28 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 2,019,356 | 3.15 | 140.11 |
| 11 | Spain | 1,607,504 | 2.51 | 219.16 |
| 12 | Romania | 1,167,875 | 1.82 | 249.91 |
| 13 | United States | 1,141,307 | 1.78 | (13.67) |
| 14 | Belgium | 1,137,578 | 1.78 | 93.64 |
| 15 | Sweden | 984,271 | 1.54 | 291.98 |
| 16 | Finland | 923,053 | 1.44 | 364.48 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 825,946 | 1.29 | 180.09 |
| 18 | Turkey | 690,915 | 1.08 | 258.97 |
| 19 | China | 575,044 | 0.90 | 638.37 |
| 20 | Denmark | 550,285 | 0.86 | 149.06 |
| 21 | Slovenia | 460,385 | 0.72 | 31.19 |
| 22 | Switzerland | 424,789 | 0.66 | 83.26 |
| 23 | Greece | 393,139 | 0.61 | 281.26 |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 279,528 | 0.44 | 246.44 |
| 25 | Croatia | 245,347 | 0.38 | 75.81 |
| 26 | Portugal | 222,146 | 0.35 | 260.76 |
| 27 | Latvia | 171,665 | 0.27 | 214.24 |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 145,124 | 0.23 | 291.96 |
| 29 | Mexico | 123,587 | 0.19 | 208.82 |
| 30 | Ireland | 121,221 | 0.19 | 85.36 |
| 31 | Japan | 119,416 | 0.19 | 34.12 |
| 32 | Norway | 111,013 | 0.17 | 43.95 |
| 33 | Canada | 110,513 | 0.17 | 83.54 |
| 34 | Lithuania | 105,468 | 0.16 | 56.48 |
| 35 | India | 85,510 | 0.13 | 153.02 |
| 36 | Belarus | 83,825 | 0.13 | 127.62 |
Slovakia Major Imports
Market Value: 60,247 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Germany | 13,903,800 | 23.08 | 100.43 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 7,720,624 | 12.81 | 101.09 |
| 3 | Russia | 7,667,641 | 12.73 | 179.19 |
| 4 | South Korea | 4,117,284 | 6.83 | 676.41 |
| 5 | China | 3,850,947 | 6.39 | 391.15 |
| 6 | Hungary | 3,398,076 | 5.64 | 244.71 |
| 7 | France | 2,661,925 | 4.42 | 150.14 |
| 8 | Poland | 2,540,843 | 4.22 | 122.77 |
| 9 | Italy | 2,381,932 | 3.95 | 45.75 |
| 10 | Austria | 1,817,018 | 3.02 | 56.30 |
| 11 | Japan | 951,259 | 1.58 | 64.89 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 850,441 | 1.41 | 60.38 |
| 13 | Belgium | 763,821 | 1.27 | 56.57 |
| 14 | Spain | 761,166 | 1.26 | 28.32 |
| 15 | United States | 745,140 | 1.24 | 57.53 |
| 16 | Netherlands | 700,284 | 1.16 | 60.18 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 689,116 | 1.14 | 67.34 |
| 18 | Romania | 465,132 | 0.77 | 238.49 |
| 19 | Switzerland | 372,840 | 0.62 | 35.69 |
| 20 | Turkey | 365,434 | 0.61 | 126.71 |
| 21 | Sweden | 325,660 | 0.54 | 19.60 |
| 22 | Slovenia | 291,017 | 0.48 | 15.70 |
| 23 | Denmark | 255,464 | 0.42 | 131.38 |
| 24 | Malaysia | 247,658 | 0.41 | 84.79 |
| 25 | Finland | 203,120 | 0.34 | 69.89 |
| 26 | Thailand | 196,640 | 0.33 | 268.45 |
| 27 | Brazil | 148,458 | 0.25 | 81.26 |
| 28 | Indonesia | 138,060 | 0.23 | 22.68 |
| 29 | Ireland | 127,446 | 0.21 | 10.75 |
| 30 | Singapore | 116,440 | 0.19 | 178.06 |
| 31 | Belarus | 114,308 | 0.19 | 110.56 |
| 32 | Vietnam | 104,211 | 0.17 | 371.60 |
| 33 | Greece | 96,305 | 0.16 | 100.31 |
| 34 | Portugal | 92,918 | 0.15 | 50.73 |
| 35 | India | 87,176 | 0.14 | 8.05 |
| 36 | Norway | 85,409 | 0.14 | 111.72 |