Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy in Slovenia

Pandemija covida-19, ki se je začela v mesecu marcu leta 2019, je na slovenskem gospodarstvu pustila velike posledice. Že v spomladanskem valu pandemije so bili sprejeti številni ukrepi, s katerimi je želela vlada preprečiti hitro širjenje covida-19. Zaradi raznih zapiranj in prepovedi številnih dejavnosti je nastalo veliko negativnih posledic za makroekonomske agregate v Sloveniji, med katere spadajo BDP, inflacija, brezposelnost, investicije v gospodarstvu in podobno. Pandemija covida-19 je do sedaj povzročila najhujšo recesijo v zadnjem stoletju. Poleg ekonomske recesije, ki jo je povzročila, je povzročila tudi ogromno škodo na področju zdravja ljudi, števila delovnih mest ter splošnega družbenega blagostanja. Najbolj je prizadela dejavnosti, kjer je potreben osebni stik, medtem ko je druge dejavnosti, povezane z računalništvom oziroma informatiko pustila nedotaknjene. Namen diplomskega dela je predstaviti ter analizirati vpliv pandemije covida-19 na slovensko gospodarstvo, natančneje na stopnjo rasti BDP, inflacijo, brezposelnost ter investicije. Cilj je ugotoviti, v kolikšni meri je covid-19 dejansko vplival na te ključne makroekonomske kazalnike. Ta cilj bomo dosegli tako, da bomo analizirali stopnjo rasti zgoraj naštetih ekonomskih agregatov pred pandemijo, med pandemijo ter po njej in nato primerjali, ali so se zmanjšali, povečali ali ostali enaki. Prvi del diplomskega dela je deskriptivni. V njem so opisani osnovni pojmi gospodarstva, kot so BDP, inflacija, brezposelnost. Drugi del je analitičen. V njem so s primerjalno analizno izvedene primerjave osnovnih pojmov pred, med ter po pandemiji. Za večino pridobljenih podatkov je bil uporabljen SURS, v katerem so zapisani vsi podatki gospodarskih dejavnikov. Temeljna ugotovitev diplomskega dela je, da je pandemija skoraj na vse dejavnike v gospodarstvu vplivala negativno in da je na njih tudi pustila dolgoročne negativne posledice, na primer zaprtje oziroma propad raznih podjetij ter trgovin.The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in March 2019, had a major impact on the Slovenian economy. Already in the spring wave of the pandemic, many measures were taken by which the government wanted to prevent the rapid spread of COVID-19. Due to various closures and bans on many activities, there have been many negative consequences for macroeconomic aggregates in Slovenia which include GDP, inflation, unemployment, investments in the economy, and the like. The COVID-19 pandemic has so far caused the worst recession in the last century. In addition to the economic recession it caused, it also caused enormous damage in the area of people\u27s health, the number of jobs, and general social well-being. It affected activities that require personal contact the most while leaving other activities related to computer science and informatics untouched. The purpose of the thesis is to present and analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Slovenian economy, specifically on the rate of GDP growth, inflation, unemployment, and investments. The aim is to determine to what extent COVID-19 has actually affected these key macroeconomic indicators. We will achieve this goal by analyzing the growth rate of the economic aggregates listed above before, during, and after the pandemic and then compare whether they decreased, increased, or remained the same. The first part of the thesis is descriptive. In it, the basic concepts of the economy are described, such as GDP, inflation, and unemployment. The second part is analytical. In it, comparisons of basic concepts before, during, and after the pandemic are made using a comparative analysis. The Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia was used for most of the obtained data in which all data on economic factors are recorded. The basic conclusion of the thesis is that the pandemic harmed almost all factors in the economy and that it also left long-term negative consequences on them e.g. the closure or collapse of various companies and shops