Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Croatia
Croatia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 17.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Croatia, 1999–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 17.8% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Croatia peaked at 19.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2020.
Croatia ranks 26th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.9% | — |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +27.6% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -50.7% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +64.5% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 13.9% | 19.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 9.6% | 19.2% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4245 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 11,507 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.9422 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3657 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,912 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 15.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2573 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 6,975 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2277 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Croatia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Croatia was 17.8% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2020.
- How does Croatia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.