Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Croatia
Croatia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 4.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
4.0%
Change on year
up 42.5%
World rank
26th
of 200 countries
All-time high
11.2%
in 2021
All-time low
-7.0%
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Croatia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 4.0% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
That represents a change of up 42.5% on the previous year and up 291.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Croatia peaked at 11.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7.0%, in 2020.
Croatia ranks 26th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -50.6% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +35.7% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -29.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -67.4% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +160.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -53.3% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | -102.6% |
| 2009 | -6.1% | +12020.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -141.3% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +65.2% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -60.3% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +62.8% |
| 2014 | -2.9% | -208.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -135.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +256.9% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -45.6% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | -7.0% | -415.3% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -259.4% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -46.8% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -47.0% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +42.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | -6.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | -2.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | -7.0% | 11.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 722.47 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.54 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 35.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,173 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 26.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0401 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,088 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Croatia?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Croatia was 4.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.0% in 2020.
- How does Croatia rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Croatia ranks 26th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 291.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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