Government expenditure vs gdp in Croatia
Croatia: Government expenditure vs gdp was 16.08 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.08 billion
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
63rd
of 166 countries
All-time high
16.08 billion
in 2025
All-time low
8.29 billion
in 2001
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Government expenditure vs gdp in Croatia, 1995–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 16.08 billion for government expenditure vs gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure vs gdp in Croatia peaked at 16.08 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.29 billion, in 2001.
That places Croatia 63rd out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government expenditure vs gdp in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.50 billion | — |
| 1996 | 8.36 billion | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 8.56 billion | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 8.75 billion | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 8.85 billion | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.56 billion | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 8.29 billion | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 8.86 billion | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 9.05 billion | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.34 billion | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 9.62 billion | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 10.25 billion | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 10.91 billion | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 11.00 billion | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.21 billion | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 11.15 billion | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 11.38 billion | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 11.24 billion | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.33 billion | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.52 billion | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 11.45 billion | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.57 billion | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 11.80 billion | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 12.00 billion | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.37 billion | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 12.79 billion | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 13.16 billion | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 13.48 billion | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 14.41 billion | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 15.44 billion | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 16.08 billion | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.60 billion | 8.36 billion | 8.85 billion | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.71 billion | 8.29 billion | 11.21 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.58 billion | 11.15 billion | 12.37 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.23 billion | 12.79 billion | 16.08 billion | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -485.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 14.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 4,686 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.153 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 4,147 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1064 (2022)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 9.4 (2022)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 7.06 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure vs gdp in Croatia?
- Government expenditure vs gdp in Croatia was 16.08 billion in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government expenditure vs gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.08 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest government expenditure vs gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.29 billion in 2001.
- How does Croatia rank for government expenditure vs gdp?
- Croatia ranks 63rd out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government expenditure vs gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government expenditure vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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