In January, vehicle registrations in Slovakia fell by 12.92% with respect to January of 2014. In total, 5,353 cars were registered and 81,178 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 6.21% more than the year before.
The breakdown of car sales figures for the month of January is:
- Commercial vehicles sold: 781, 12.86% more than in January of 2014.
- Passenger cars regitrations: 4,572, which represents a figure of 16.19% less than in January of 2014.
Slovakia is the 58th-placed country in ranking of 136 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.
A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Slovaks residents, when compared to the other countries in the ranking, is the number of vehicles sold or registered per thousand residents in the last year. With annual sales of 14.97 cars per 1,000 residents, 0.99 of them in the last month, Slovakia, occupies 43th place in the ranking.
As can be seen, the number of registrations per thousand residents has fallen in the last year. A drop in registrations generally indicates a fall in consumer confidence and, when it is sustained, a recession in the real economy.
Changes in Slovak vehicle registration numbers are shown in the tables below. As several studies indicate, these changes are very much related to changes in GDP and, hence, to a country's economic situation. Sales have grown since 2005, as 71,861 were produced that year as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 13.38.
Here we show you the progression of vehicle registrations in Slovakia. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about Slovakia in en Slovak economy.