Gross capital formation in Croatia
Croatia: Gross capital formation was 24.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Croatia, 1995–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 24.6% for gross capital formation in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Croatia peaked at 29.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1995.
Croatia ranks 79th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 16.2% | — |
| 1996 | 19.5% | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 24.7% | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | -15.1% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 24.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 16.2% | 24.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 19.3% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 18.0% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 21.8% | 26.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 14.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2459 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 6,664 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 5,897 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1572 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,262 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Croatia?
- Gross capital formation in Croatia was 24.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1995.
- How does Croatia rank for gross capital formation?
- Croatia ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. 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.