GDP growth in Croatia
Croatia: GDP growth was 3.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Croatia, 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Croatia stood at 3.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Croatia peaked at 12.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -21.1%, in 1991.
That places Croatia 102nd out of 213 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.
GDP growth in Croatia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -21.1% | — |
| 1992 | -11.7% | -44.5% |
| 1993 | -8.0% | -31.5% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -173.1% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -63.4% |
| 1999 | -0.9% | -137.7% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -446.6% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +86.5% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -60.9% |
| 2009 | -6.8% | -445.5% |
| 2010 | -1.3% | -80.4% |
| 2011 | -0.1% | -91.7% |
| 2012 | -2.2% | +1905.8% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -94.1% |
| 2014 | -0.6% | +322.1% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -514.7% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +49.4% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | -8.3% | -367.9% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -252.0% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -42.2% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -48.4% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.6% | -21.1% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | -6.8% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -2.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | -8.3% | 12.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 12.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 5,297 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1729 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 4,688 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 14.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9355 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 25,357 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 11.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Croatia?
- Gdp growth in Croatia was 3.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.1% in 1991.
- How does Croatia rank for gdp growth?
- Croatia ranks 102nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.