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 Slovenia in terms of export sales (selling), including Germany, Italy, and Austria. The second lists top trade partners of Slovenia regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Slovenia.
Slovenia Major Exports
Market Value: 23,094 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Germany | 5,260,020 | 22.78 | 39.25 |
| 2 | Italy | 3,117,616 | 13.50 | 17.56 |
| 3 | Austria | 2,068,337 | 8.96 | 61.52 |
| 4 | Croatia | 1,939,527 | 8.40 | 20.98 |
| 5 | France | 1,800,703 | 7.80 | 55.24 |
| 6 | Russia | 1,090,127 | 4.72 | 61.21 |
| 7 | Poland | 920,504 | 3.99 | 101.61 |
| 8 | Hungary | 785,080 | 3.40 | 81.23 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 610,133 | 2.64 | 36.80 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 592,586 | 2.57 | 68.36 |
| 11 | Slovakia | 443,661 | 1.92 | 88.68 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 423,283 | 1.83 | 45.33 |
| 13 | Romania | 407,712 | 1.77 | 51.93 |
| 14 | United States | 349,486 | 1.51 | (35.25) |
| 15 | Spain | 336,880 | 1.46 | 16.48 |
| 16 | Ukraine | 269,426 | 1.17 | 46.11 |
| 17 | Denmark | 224,003 | 0.97 | 35.86 |
| 18 | Belgium | 220,345 | 0.95 | (2.26) |
| 19 | Sweden | 206,546 | 0.89 | 16.25 |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 193,722 | 0.84 | 21.55 |
| 21 | Switzerland | 167,469 | 0.73 | (15.97) |
| 22 | Turkey | 154,061 | 0.67 | (34.59) |
| 23 | Macedonia | 140,014 | 0.61 | (67.56) |
| 24 | Algeria | 122,755 | 0.53 | 228.97 |
| 25 | Libya | 86,674 | 0.38 | 999.45 |
| 26 | Greece | 76,112 | 0.33 | (68.54) |
| 27 | China | 71,813 | 0.31 | 104.79 |
| 28 | Finland | 57,288 | 0.25 | 44.35 |
| 29 | Lithuania | 54,250 | 0.23 | 44.03 |
| 30 | India | 52,448 | 0.23 | 104.26 |
| 31 | Iran | 51,053 | 0.22 | (36.09) |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 50,740 | 0.22 | 51.04 |
| 33 | Portugal | 49,252 | 0.21 | 60.67 |
| 34 | Egypt | 44,106 | 0.19 | (34.78) |
| 35 | Belarus | 42,817 | 0.19 | 5.67 |
| 36 | Mexico | 41,598 | 0.18 | 73.39 |
Slovenia Major Imports
Market Value: 27,249 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Germany | 5,602,548 | 20.56 | 10.13 |
| 2 | Italy | 5,556,571 | 20.39 | 25.61 |
| 3 | Austria | 3,562,784 | 13.08 | 42.17 |
| 4 | France | 1,486,048 | 5.45 | (18.08) |
| 5 | Hungary | 1,141,436 | 4.19 | 14.92 |
| 6 | Croatia | 946,990 | 3.48 | 9.58 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 856,793 | 3.14 | 5.99 |
| 8 | Spain | 758,503 | 2.78 | 24.49 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 652,433 | 2.39 | 0.14 |
| 10 | Belgium | 521,898 | 1.92 | 15.76 |
| 11 | United States | 518,924 | 1.90 | (10.08) |
| 12 | Russia | 511,738 | 1.88 | (71.14) |
| 13 | Poland | 490,027 | 1.80 | 17.22 |
| 14 | South Korea | 461,853 | 1.69 | 149.80 |
| 15 | China | 426,790 | 1.57 | (41.48) |
| 16 | Greece | 365,612 | 1.34 | 21.10 |
| 17 | Slovakia | 364,192 | 1.34 | (0.61) |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 328,545 | 1.21 | (29.78) |
| 19 | Romania | 197,123 | 0.72 | (38.36) |
| 20 | Sweden | 187,338 | 0.69 | (54.63) |
| 21 | Switzerland | 181,018 | 0.66 | (61.31) |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 175,155 | 0.64 | (31.23) |
| 23 | Turkey | 171,124 | 0.63 | (49.77) |
| 24 | Algeria | 155,095 | 0.57 | 111.04 |
| 25 | Canada | 144,751 | 0.53 | 139.91 |
| 26 | Libya | 127,749 | 0.47 | 80,161.18 |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 118,433 | 0.43 | 10,399.05 |
| 28 | Japan | 111,870 | 0.41 | (51.25) |
| 29 | Brazil | 102,012 | 0.37 | (43.44) |
| 30 | India | 95,197 | 0.35 | (8.32) |
| 31 | Finland | 94,619 | 0.35 | 7.91 |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 88,103 | 0.32 | 69.47 |
| 33 | Indonesia | 87,582 | 0.32 | 25.99 |
| 34 | Georgia | 77,568 | 0.28 | 264.37 |
| 35 | Denmark | 62,796 | 0.23 | (57.37) |
| 36 | Macedonia | 40,865 | 0.15 | (79.93) |