Economic growth of the Slovak Republic in the international collaboration

In the first part the efficiency of the Slovak economy (measured as the GNP per one inhabitant) is compared with the economic efficiency in the EU countries, and on the basis of model calculations the convergence of the SR economy to the developed market economies is taken into consideration. The opinion exists that in the course of the life of one generation (20-25 years) this task could be solved at the permanent provision of 5-6% tempo of growth on the basis of the extensive utilisation of foreign capital resources. In the second part, on the basis of the comparative analysis, in more than 30 countries of Europe, Asia, and America, from the beginning of 80-ties up to the half of 90-ties, the investment presumptions of the tempo of the economic growth are detected which would be sufficient for the solution of the expected convergence task. It is found out that the solution of this task has its historical precedence, but it is exceptionally difficult. Not only from the viewpoint of big extend of necessary savings, but also because of the fact, that to reach required rate of investment and maintenance of the required level of the efficiency of capital deposits depends on the wide spectrum of factors both, the economic and non-economic character.