Labour share of GDP (%) in Croatia
Croatia: Labour share of GDP (%) was 56.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
56.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
28th
of 104 countries
All-time high
63.2%
in 2020
All-time low
55.2%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Labour share of GDP in Croatia, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labour share of gdp in Croatia stood at 56.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in Croatia peaked at 63.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2021.
Croatia ranks 28th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Labour share of GDP (%) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 60.8% | — |
| 2005 | 59.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 56.1% | +0.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 56.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.7%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 56.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55.7%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.1% | 57.8% | 60.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 56.2% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 55.2% | 63.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -17.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0135 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 365.73 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0184 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 267.06 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.0943 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 241.01 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in Croatia?
- Labour share of gdp in Croatia was 56.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2021.
- How does Croatia rank for labour share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 28th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Labour share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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