Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Croatia
Croatia: Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP was 77.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.2%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
57th
of 218 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2022
All-time low
50.6%
in 2009
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Croatia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Croatia stood at 77.2%.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Croatia peaked at 98.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2009.
Croatia ranks 57th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.7% | — |
| 2001 | 59.9% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 60.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 77.2% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.6% | 50.6% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 54.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 76.0% | 98.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 54 Micronesia 79.5% compare
- 55 Solomon Islands 78.7% compare
- 56 Honduras 77.7% compare
- 58 Mozambique 76.6% compare
- 59 Jordan 75.4% compare
- 60 Morocco 75.3% compare
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 merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Croatia?
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Croatia was 77.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2009.
- How does Croatia rank for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 57th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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