In December, vehicle registrations in Slovenia fell by 20.67% with respect to December of 2016. In total, 4,222 cars were registered and 73,744 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 2.91% less than the year before.
The breakdown of car sales figures for the month of December is:
- Commercial vehicles sold: 988, 20.58% less than in December of 2016.
- Passenger cars regitrations: 3,234, which represents a figure of 20.7% less than in December of 2016.
Slovenia is the 59th-placed country in ranking of 137 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.
A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Slovenes 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 35.68 cars per 1,000 residents, 2.04 of them in the last month, Slovenia, occupies 17th 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 Slovene 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 declined since 2007, as 78,398 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 39.
Here we show you the progression of vehicle registrations in Slovenia. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about Slovenia in en Slovene economy.