External balance on goods and services in Croatia
Croatia: External balance on goods and services was -5.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in Croatia, 1995–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Croatia recorded -5.0% for external balance on goods and services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 2,489.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Croatia peaked at 1.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -12.8%, in 1997.
That places Croatia 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External balance on goods and services in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -8.2% | — |
| 1996 | -6.4% | -21.4% |
| 1997 | -12.8% | +98.8% |
| 1998 | -6.7% | -47.6% |
| 1999 | -6.0% | -10.7% |
| 2000 | -4.4% | -26.2% |
| 2001 | -5.2% | +16.9% |
| 2002 | -9.4% | +81.4% |
| 2003 | -10.4% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | -8.5% | -17.7% |
| 2005 | -8.7% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | -8.4% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | -8.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | -10.1% | +21.6% |
| 2009 | -5.5% | -45.7% |
| 2010 | -1.6% | -70.2% |
| 2011 | -1.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | -1.6% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | -2.0% | +23.7% |
| 2014 | -0.4% | -80.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -155.4% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +421.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -46.6% |
| 2018 | -0.9% | -247.1% |
| 2019 | -0.4% | -52.3% |
| 2020 | -7.0% | +1597.7% |
| 2021 | -2.8% | -60.6% |
| 2022 | -6.4% | +131.9% |
| 2023 | -2.1% | -66.4% |
| 2024 | -4.6% | +116.0% |
| 2025 | -5.0% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -8.0% | -12.8% | -6.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | -7.9% | -10.4% | -4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7% | -2.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.7% | -7.0% | -2.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 26.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,088 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 18.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2428 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 6,580 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.2149 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 5,823 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Croatia?
- External balance on goods and services in Croatia was -5.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.8% in 1997.
- How does Croatia rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Croatia ranks 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2,489.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.