Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Croatia
Croatia: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 50.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Croatia, 1993–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 50.2% for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Croatia peaked at 62.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 1998.
That places Croatia 43rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 32.7% | — |
| 1994 | 34.1% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 32.6% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 31.6% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 36.9% | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 30.2% | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 39.5% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | +25.1% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | -19.0% |
| 2024 | 50.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 30.2% | 36.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 34.0% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 34.0% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 46.2% | 62.4% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 722.47 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.54 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 35.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,173 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 26.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0401 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,088 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Croatia?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Croatia was 50.2% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 1998.
- How does Croatia rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 43rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).