Share of central government spending funded by taxes in Croatia
Croatia: Share of central government spending funded by taxes was 57.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of central government spending funded by taxes in Croatia, 2000–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of central government spending funded by taxes in Croatia is 57.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of central government spending funded by taxes in Croatia peaked at 60.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2000.
Croatia ranks 87th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of central government spending funded by taxes in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.4% | — |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 58.4% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 56.8% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 60.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 57.4% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.4% | 48.4% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 50.1% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 49.0% | 59.5% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 15,126 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 13.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 28,471 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9296 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 25,196 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7153 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 19,388 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of central government spending funded by taxes in Croatia?
- Share of central government spending funded by taxes in Croatia was 57.4% in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of central government spending funded by taxes recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of central government spending funded by taxes recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2000.
- How does Croatia rank for share of central government spending funded by taxes?
- Croatia ranks 87th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of central government spending funded by taxes rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of central government spending funded by taxes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Spending refers to the budgetary central government which includes the core institutions of the national government. Funds only include taxes; Fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded.