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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Croatia economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Croatia best banks and safest banks are also available.
A surprise win in the EU's newest member state.
USD 20.0 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
USD 60.7 billion (2018, estimate)
Intl$ 107.4 billion (2018, estimate)
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
5.3% | 2% | -7.3% | -1.5% | -0.3% | -2.3% | -0.5% |
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | ||
-0.1% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 2.7% |
*Estimate
USD 14,815.9 (2018, estimate)
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
N/A | N/A | 0.11% | 0.10% | 0.08% |
*Estimate
(2018 estimate)
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
-0.5% | -1.1% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
17.1% | 15% | 12.4% | 9.9% | 9% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
83.7% | 80.5% | 77.8% | 74.6% | 71.1% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
-3.2% | -1% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: BBB-
Moody's: Ba2
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 20.2 billion | USD 22.8 billion | USD 20.5 billion |
2.5 % (2018 estimate)
51.2% (2018)
0.09% (2018)
0.29% (2018)
Transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels
Machinery, transport and electrical equipment; chemicals, fuels and lubricants; foodstuffs
Italy 13.4%, Germany 12.2%, Slovenia 10.6%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.8%, Austria 6.2%, Serbia 4.8% (2017)
Germany 15.7%, Italy 12.9%, Slovenia 10.7%, Hungary 7.5%, Austria 7.5% (2017)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 1,808 million | USD 2,037 million | USD 1,159 million |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD -338 million | USD 687 million | USD 354 million |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | USD 46 million | N/A | N/A |
N/A
N/A
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
51 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 114 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 150 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 37 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 38 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 104 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 37 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 49 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 1 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 27 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 63 out of 190 countries
63 out of 141 countries
(2019)
Ranking: 86 / Score: 61.4 (Moderately free)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
Croatian (official) 95.6%, Serbian 1.2%, other 3% (including Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and Albanian), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)
Roman Catholic 86.3%, Orthodox 4.4%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.5%, not religious or atheist 3.8% (2011 est.)
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020* |
N/A | 4.38 million | 4.42 million | 4.2 million | 4.04 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
30.2% | 47.3% | 53.4 | 56.9% |
Total population: 99.3%
Male: 99.7%
Female: 98.9%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
1.2% (last available estimate, 2015)
31.1 (last available estimate, 2015)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
Free
Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 2 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)Fixed: 32.6%
Fixed: 32.6%
Mobile: 105.6%
(2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)