Payments and e-commerce in Slovakia

Discover how Slovaks like to shop and pay online

Slovakia

General Information

  • Population 5.5 m
  • Population 15 + 4.6 m
  • Online population 4.6 m
  • Area 49,035 km2
  • Currency EUR
  • GDP 116.7 bn $US
  • GDP per capita 21,382 $US
  • Card-based payments
  • Cash-based payments
  • Bank transfer
  • Wallets
  • Other
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Banked population
  • Slovakia 85%
  • Western & Central Europe 96%
  • World 67%
Credit card penetration
  • Slovakia 24%
  • Western & Central Europe 47%
  • World 19%
Internet penetration
  • Slovakia 85%
  • Western & Central Europe 92%
  • World 62%
Smartphone penetration
  • Slovakia 72%
  • Western & Central Europe 81%
  • World 70%

M-commerce is becoming increasingly popular so merchants thinking of entering the Slovakian market must ensure their site is optimised for mobile.

The Slovak economy is forecast to grow by 2.3% in 2022 and 3.4% in 2023, however due to the Russo-Ukrainian war, high inflation and disruptions in energy there is uncertainty over growth for the next year.

85% of Slovaks have access to the internet and 84% have shopped online with almost a quarter shopping more than six times in the three months previous to being surveyed.

The most popular e-commerce store in Slovakia in July 2022 is bazos.sk with 19.7 m visits that month.

Future e-commerce trends (2021-2026)

B2C e-commerce ($US billion)
2022 2.6
2023 3.0
2024 3.4
2025 3.7
206 4.1
E-commerce spending per capita ($US)
2022 471
2023 544
2024 617
2025 685
2026 748
E-commerce spending as % of GDP
2022 2.2%
2023 2.4%
2024 2.5%
2025 2.7%
2026 2.8%

Slovakia

The E-Commerce Market

Top e-commerce segments

  1. Fashion: 34%
  2. Electronics & Media: 29%
  3. Toys, Hobby & DIY: 18%
  4. Food & Personal Care: 10%
  5. Furniture & Appliances: 10%

Cross-border e-commerce

  1. Cross-border proportion of total e-commerce – 14%
  2. Value of cross-border e-commerce – 0.3 bn $US
  3. Online shoppers who have shopped cross-border – 50%
B2C e-commerce growth 20->21
  • Slovakia 14.0%
E-commerce % of total retail
  • Slovakia 12%
  • Western & Central Europe 17%
  • World 20%
E-commerce completed on a mobile device
  • Slovakia 40%
  • Western & Central Europe 44%
  • World 53%

The Credit Card Split

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
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  • E-commerce market size 2.2 bn $US
  • E-commerce spending per capita 395 $US
  • E-commerce spending as % of GDP 2.0%

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Slovakia

Local Payment Methods

BitPay Type Cryptocurrency Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Hyperwallet Type Bank transfer, Gift card, Prepaid voucher Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High PayPal Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Paysafecard Type Prepaid voucher Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Paysafecash Type Cash Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, North America + 1 Paysera Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High PayU Type Bank transfer Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 2 Market relevance High SEPA Direct Debit Type Bank transfer Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Market relevance High Skrill Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Trustly Type Bank transfer Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, North America + 1 Market relevance High TrustPay Type Bank transfer Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Allied Wallet Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High UnionPay SecurePay Type Local payment card Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Apple Pay Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High DaoPay Type Carrier billing Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Google Pay Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Masterpass Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Mobiamo Type Carrier billing Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Orange Money Type Wallet Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 1 Market relevance High Razer Gold Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High SEPA Credit Transfer Type Bank transfer Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Market relevance High SWIFT Type Bank transfer Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High GoPay Type Wallet Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Market relevance Medium Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance Medium SEPA Instant Credit Transfers (SCT Inst) Type Bank transfer Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Market relevance Medium Boloro Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 G2A Pay Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance Medium NETELLER Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Sporopay Type Bank transfer Regions Western & Central Europe VIAMO Type Wallet Regions Western & Central Europe Splitit Type Instalments Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3

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