Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Croatia
Croatia: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services was 19.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Croatia, 1995–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 19.3% for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Croatia peaked at 19.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1997.
That places Croatia 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 16.1% | — |
| 1996 | 15.9% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 15.1% | 17.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 16.3% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 16.3% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.6% | 19.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 2 Montenegro 18.5% compare
- 3 Macau, China 18.1% compare
- 4 Samoa 17.6% compare
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 taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Croatia?
- Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Croatia was 19.3% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1997.
- How does Croatia rank for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Croatia ranks 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.