Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Croatia
Croatia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was 3.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Croatia, 1993–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 3.0% for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.1% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Croatia peaked at 3.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.3%, in 2016.
Croatia ranks 12th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -74.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -30.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +242.3% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +836.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -39.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -58.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +154.5% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +284.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -81.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +128.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -41.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +218.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -65.7% |
| 2011 | -0.1% | -112.7% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | +57.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -68.4% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -8124.3% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -104.3% |
| 2016 | -1.3% | +678.6% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -173.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -43.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -70.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +371.8% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +124.4% |
| 2022 | -0.6% | -132.8% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -384.9% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +88.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -1.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | -0.6% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 9 Cyprus 3.8% compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 3.3% compare
- 11 Malaysia 3.1% compare
- 13 Andorra 2.9% compare
- 14 Macau, China 2.5% compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 2.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4045 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,965 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -23.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -17.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 5.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0251 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 679.27 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0178 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Croatia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Croatia was 3.0% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.3% in 2016.
- How does Croatia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 12th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.