A record number of tourists visited Slovakia last year, Over 5 million for the first time in the country’s history.
“We need to keep up the momentum, continue to promote our country effectively and continue to improve the level of provided services. Every happy visitor will want to come back to Slovakia,” added Ersek.
The highest numbers were Czech tourists, followed by Poles, Germans, Hungarians and Austrians.
Source: Slovak Statistics Office
| Number | Country |
| 621 475 | Czech Republic |
| 188 284 | Poland |
| 178 047 | Germany |
| 91 175 | Hungary |
| 88 123 | Austria |
| 77 837 | United Kingdom |
| 65 050 | Italy |
| 52 850 | Ukraine |
| 45 670 | United States |
| 42 337 | France |
| 41 332 | China |
| 35 919 | Russian Federation |
| 33 946 | Spain |
| 31 476 | Romania |
| 29 517 | Israel |
| 28 935 | Other Asian countries |
| 25 051 | Netherlands |
| 22 369 | Other European countries |
| 22 238 | Belgium |
| 20 371 | Serbia |
| 20 068 | Croatia |
| 19 394 | South Korea |
| 19 265 | Switzerland |
| 18 727 | Slovenia |
| 16 678 | Lithuania |
| 14 654 | Sweden |
| 12 488 | Ireland |
| 11 304 | Bulgaria |
| 11 109 | Greece |
| 10 453 | Finland |
| 9 749 | Belarus |
| 9 444 | Denmark |
| 9 374 | Turkey |
| 8 901 | Canada |
| 8 594 | Latvia |
| 7 888 | Australia |
| 7 465 | Norway |
| 7 271 | Japan |
| 6 805 | India |
| 5 496 | Estonia |
| 5 311 | Portugal |
| 5 274 | Brazil |
| 3 560 | Other American countries |
| 3 502 | Mexico |
| 3 482 | Other African countries |
| 3 451 | Macedonia |
| 3 304 | Did not specify country |
| 2 666 | Thailand |
| 2 025 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2 000 | Albania |
| 1 876 | Argentina |
| 1 714 | Malta |
| 1 590 | Egypt |
| 1 533 | Moldava |
| 1 494 | Cyprus |
| 1 323 | Luxembourg |
| 1 209 | New Zealand |
| 1 124 | Iceland |
| 1 020 | South Africa |
| 549 | Vietnam |
| 466 | Montenegro |
| 425 | Tunisia |
| 416 | Liechtenstein |
| 330 | Oceania |
| 190 | Kenya |
| 46 | Dominican Republic |