OECD Corporate Governance Factbook 2025: Slovenia
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This Country Note consolidates information published in the 2025 edition of the OECD Corporate Governance Factbook. Along with the summary of recent developments, it provides an overview of Slovenia’s corporate governance framework and related information benchmarked against 51 other jurisdictions covered by the Factbook, including all OECD and G20 members.
The information in this document is as of 31 December 2024 unless otherwise specified.
For further details, please refer to the OECD Corporate Governance Factbook 2025.
In November 2025, the Business Register of Slovenia Act was adopted to require simplification and harmonisation of registration procedures and the digital identity of companies.
In October 2025, the Companies Act was amended to postpone some sustainability-related disclosure, and the implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Regulation for the Financial Sector (DORA) was completed.
In June 2025, global index provider Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has placed Slovenia in the newly established subcategory "Advanced Frontier Markets" in its MSCI 2025 Global Market Accessibility Review Report. It is an important step towards Slovenia's greater international visibility and demonstrates the maturity of the Slovenian capital market.
In June 2025, the Individual Investment Accounts Act was adopted, introducing a new form of trading account - the Individual Investment Account, which is intended to encourage long-term investments of individuals in financial instruments.
In May 2025, the Regulation on the Method of Submission and Public Disclosure of Annual Reports was amended to require companies to disclose sustainability-related information and income tax information on a country-by-country basis.
In December 2024, the Companies Act was amended to require companies to disclose sustainability-related information and income tax information on a country-by-country basis, and to improve the gender balance among directors of listed companies and to adjust the size criteria for micro, small, medium-sized and large undertakings or groups.
In December 2024, the Corporate Governance Code for Listed Companies was amended.
In October 2024, the Auditing Act was amended to require sustainability-related disclosure. In June 2024, the Market in Financial Instruments Act was also amended to require such disclosure.
In December 2023, the Corporate Governance Code for State-Owned Enterprises was amended.
In November 2023, the Corporate Governance Code for Companies Owned by Local Authorities was amended.
In July 2023, the Companies Act was amended to require online formation of companies, the registration of branches and their legal disclosure, and to establish legal frameworks for cross-border conversions and for virtual and hybrid shareholder meetings.
|
No. of listed companies in Dec 2024 |
Change since Dec 2021 |
Market capitalisation in Dec 2024 |
Ratio to GDP |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Slovenia |
14 |
|
-57.6% |
USD 10 bn |
13.9% |
|
OECD members |
21 618 |
|
4.3% |
USD 92 518 bn |
136.5% |
|
World |
46 086 |
|
11.3% |
USD 124 536 bn |
112.7% |
Note: “World” covers 98 jurisdictions. “OECD members” covers 38 countries.
Source: OECD Capital Market Series Dataset. IMF.
Note: “World” covers 98 jurisdictions.
Source: OECD Capital Market Series Dataset.
Note: The share of companies in each jurisdiction where the single largest shareholder and the three largest shareholders own more than 50% of the company’s equity capital. “World” covers 98 jurisdictions.
Source: OECD Capital Market Series Dataset.
The categories that the jurisdiction fits into are highlighted in blue.
The bold numbers and words indicate country-specific additional information.
The numbers within parentheses indicate the number of jurisdictions applicable to each category.
For further information on the methodologies used for the categorisations, please see the OECD Corporate Governance Factbook 2025.
* Some jurisdictions belong to multiple categories because of the additional requirements other than a percentage of shareholding.
* Jurisdictions where mandatory takeover bid rules exist are included.
** Some jurisdictions belong to multiple categories.
* Some jurisdictions belong to multiple categories.
* Some jurisdictions belong to multiple categories.
* Some jurisdictions belong to multiple categories.