General government final consumption expenditure in Croatia
Croatia: General government final consumption expenditure was 4.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Croatia, 1996–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 4.1% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is down 42.4% on the previous year and up 837.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Croatia peaked at 7.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 2000.
That places Croatia 59th out of 173 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.
General government final consumption expenditure in Croatia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -1.6% | — |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -246.2% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -46.5% |
| 2000 | -3.3% | -378.6% |
| 2001 | -3.2% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -316.9% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -70.1% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +54.5% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +115.1% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -87.3% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +135.4% |
| 2010 | -0.6% | -129.1% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -470.8% |
| 2012 | -1.2% | -159.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -163.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +113.9% |
| 2015 | -0.6% | -133.5% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -284.4% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +93.9% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +87.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +186.6% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | -42.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | -1.6% | 2.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | -3.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -1.2% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 2.4% | 7.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 1,878 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 11.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 5,136 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 6.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.1677 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 4,545 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3,786 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Croatia?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Croatia was 4.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 2000.
- How does Croatia rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Croatia ranks 59th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 837.8%. 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.