Trade in services (% of GDP) in Croatia
Croatia: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 34.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Croatia, 1993–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Croatia stood at 34.6%.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Croatia peaked at 37.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1995.
Croatia ranks 57th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 30.5% | — |
| 1994 | 27.1% | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | -37.5% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | +23.7% |
| 1997 | 25.0% | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 22.9% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 24.6% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | +17.7% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 29.8% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 36.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 35.7% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 34.6% | -3.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 34.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.3%, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 34.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.1%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 17.0% | 30.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 25.5% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 25.3% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 24.9% | 36.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More economy & growth data for Croatia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0135 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 365.73 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0184 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 267.06 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.0943 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 241.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Croatia?
- Trade in services in Croatia was 34.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1995.
- How does Croatia rank for trade in services?
- Croatia ranks 57th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.