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Croatia

Europe & Central Asia · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 14.1%
Current prices2025
106USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 13.9%
Current prices2025
27,376USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.7 pp
Annual change2025
3.2%
Inflation▲ 0.4 pp
Average consumer prices2025
4.4%
Unemployment▼ 0.8 pp
Rate2025
4.5%
Government debt▼ 1.5 pp
General government, gross2025
55.9% of GDP
Current account▼ 1.0 pp
Balance2025
-3.2% of GDP
Population▲ 0.2%
Total2025
3.87million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-8.30.012.61995: 6.6%1996: 5.9%1997: 6.6%1998: 1.9%1999: -0.9%2000: 3.7%2001: 3.1%2002: 5.8%2003: 5.6%2004: 4.2%2005: 4.3%2006: 5.1%2007: 5.1%2008: 2.0%2009: -6.8%2010: -1.3%2011: -0.1%2012: -2.2%2013: -0.1%2014: -0.6%2015: 2.3%2016: 3.5%2017: 3.3%2018: 2.9%2019: 3.1%2020: -8.3%2021: 12.6%2022: 7.3%2023: 3.8%2024: 3.8%2025: 3.2%2026: 2.6% (IMF projection)2027: 2.6% (IMF projection)2028: 2.6% (IMF projection)2029: 2.5% (IMF projection)2030: 2.5% (IMF projection)2031: 2.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.60.010.71995: 2.0%1996: 3.6%1997: 3.7%1998: 6.7%1999: 4.0%2000: 4.6%2001: 4.3%2002: 2.5%2003: 2.4%2004: 2.1%2005: 3.0%2006: 3.3%2007: 2.7%2008: 5.8%2009: 2.2%2010: 1.1%2011: 2.2%2012: 3.4%2013: 2.3%2014: 0.2%2015: -0.3%2016: -0.6%2017: 1.3%2018: 1.6%2019: 0.8%2020: -0.0%2021: 2.7%2022: 10.7%2023: 8.4%2024: 4.0%2025: 4.4%2026: 4.4% (IMF projection)2027: 2.7% (IMF projection)2028: 2.5% (IMF projection)2029: 2.5% (IMF projection)2030: 2.5% (IMF projection)2031: 2.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %12.67.33.83.83.22.62.62.62.52.5
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.710.78.44.04.44.42.72.52.52.5
Unemployment rate %8.16.86.25.34.54.64.64.74.74.7
GDP, current prices USD bn69718693106117123128134141
GDP per capita, current prices USD17,80118,47922,18824,04427,37630,03031,52132,88934,35735,923
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD36,91442,67845,87348,73651,59354,35956,90159,21761,65064,221
General government gross debt % of GDP78.268.560.957.455.956.556.957.658.158.4
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-2.60.1-0.8-1.9-2.9-2.9-2.9-2.8-2.6-2.5
Current account balance % of GDP0.3-3.60.1-2.2-3.2-3.8-3.3-3.0-2.7-2.3
Population million3.883.863.863.873.873.883.893.903.913.91

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.086.52000: 35%2001: 37%2002: 36%2003: 38%2004: 40%2005: 41%2006: 38%2007: 37%2008: 39%2009: 48%2010: 57%2011: 63%2012: 69%2013: 79%2014: 83%2015: 83%2016: 79%2017: 76%2018: 73%2019: 71%2020: 86%2021: 78%2022: 69%2023: 61%2024: 57%2025: 56%2026: 56% (IMF projection)2027: 57% (IMF projection)2028: 58% (IMF projection)2029: 58% (IMF projection)2030: 58% (IMF projection)2031: 59% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-11.00.03.32000: -1.4%2001: -2.2%2002: -6.4%2003: -8.9%2004: -6.0%2005: -7.3%2006: -7.9%2007: -7.9%2008: -11.0%2009: -6.5%2010: -2.2%2011: -1.7%2012: -1.8%2013: -1.1%2014: 0.3%2015: 2.5%2016: 2.1%2017: 3.3%2018: 1.0%2019: 2.1%2020: -1.9%2021: 0.3%2022: -3.6%2023: 0.1%2024: -2.2%2025: -3.2%2026: -3.8% (IMF projection)2027: -3.3% (IMF projection)2028: -3.0% (IMF projection)2029: -2.7% (IMF projection)2030: -2.3% (IMF projection)2031: -1.9% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19955.726.518.450.4
20053.923.814.356.6
20153.020.412.759.3
20252.819.010.160.9

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method25,360USD2025+86.9%
GNI, Atlas method98USD bn2025+74.5%
Exports of goods and services48.0% of GDP2025+2.5 pp
Imports of goods and services53.0% of GDP2025+7.8 pp
Life expectancy at birth78.9years2024+1.6%
Urban population57.8% of total2025+2.2 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)