Europe & Central Asia · High income
Croatia: the economy in numbers
Per person: $27,104, or $50,946 at purchasing power parity. Population: 3.88 million (2025).
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #73 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +2.2%.
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $63.3 billion in 1990, $105 billion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $13,241 per person in 1990, $27,104 in 2025.
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: 3.4% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1991: 11 of 35.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose by 90.0% from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 1,500% in 1993. Years with inflation above 100%: 8. The chart cuts the scale at 100%; “Full scale” shows everything.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 1998: 86.5% of GDP in 2020. IMF forecast for 2031: 57.8%.
Stock market capitalization, % of GDP
In 2025 listed domestic companies were worth $37.9 billion, or 36.1% of GDP.
Population
1960: 4.14 million · 2025: 3.88 million.
Unemployment rate
1991: 11.1% · 2025: 5.0%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 65.7 years · 2024: 78.9 years.
Exports of goods and services
1995: 27.3% · 2025: 48.0%.
Data by year
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| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Stock market, % GDP | Life expectancy | Exports, % GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 2.4%f | 2.5%f | 57.8%f | ||||||||
| 2030 | 2.4%f | 2.5%f | 57.5%f | ||||||||
| 2029 | 2.4%f | 2.5%f | 57.3%f | ||||||||
| 2028 | 2.4%f | 3.0%f | 56.7%f | ||||||||
| 2027 | 2.3%f | 3.3%f | 56.5%f | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2.2%f | 4.5%f | 56.3%f | ||||||||
| 2025 | $105B | $27,104 | $50,946 | 3.4% | 3.7% | 56.3% | 3.88M | 5.0% | 36.1% | 48.0% | |
| 2024 | $93B | $24,050 | $49,551 | 3.8% | 3.0% | 57.4% | 3.87M | 5.0% | 29.9% | 78.9 | 50.1% |
| 2023 | $85.6B | $22,183 | $47,760 | 3.8% | 7.9% | 60.9% | 3.86M | 6.1% | 29.6% | 78.5 | 52.6% |
| 2022 | $71.2B | $18,466 | $42,125 | 7.3% | 10.8% | 68.5% | 3.86M | 6.8% | 27.2% | 77.6 | 59.5% |
| 2021 | $69B | $17,789 | $36,930 | 12.6% | 2.6% | 78.2% | 3.88M | 7.5% | 30.4% | 76.4 | 49.8% |
| 2020 | $58B | $14,808 | $31,594 | −8.3% | 0.2% | 86.5% | 3.91M | 7.4% | 38.4% | 77.5 | 41.3% |
| 2019 | $61.5B | $15,564 | $33,064 | 3.1% | 0.8% | 70.9% | 3.95M | 6.6% | 36.5% | 78.2 | 50.5% |
| 2018 | $61.7B | $15,460 | $29,789 | 2.9% | 1.5% | 72.8% | 3.99M | 8.3% | 33.5% | 77.9 | 49.1% |
| 2017 | $56.2B | $13,902 | $27,887 | 3.3% | 1.1% | 76.2% | 4.04M | 11.1% | 40.5% | 77.7 | 48.9% |
| 2016 | $52.7B | $12,820 | $25,803 | 3.5% | −1.1% | 79.3% | 4.11M | 13.0% | 38.3% | 77.9 | 46.6% |
| 2015 | $51B | $12,284 | $23,750 | 2.3% | −0.5% | 82.8% | 4.15M | 16.1% | 36.1% | 77.3 | 45.4% |
| 2014 | $59.6B | $14,187 | $22,706 | −0.6% | −0.2% | 83.2% | 4.2M | 17.2% | 33.6% | 77.7 | 42.4% |
| 2013 | $59.8B | $14,135 | $22,430 | −0.1% | 2.2% | 79.5% | 4.23M | 17.2% | 35.9% | 77.6 | 39.5% |
| 2012 | $57.5B | $13,508 | $21,618 | −2.2% | 3.4% | 68.9% | 4.26M | 16.0% | 77.2 | 38.7% | |
| 2011 | $62.9B | $14,692 | $21,191 | −0.1% | 2.3% | 63.1% | 4.28M | 13.7% | 35.9% | 76.8 | 38.1% |
| 2010 | $59B | $13,730 | $20,139 | −1.3% | 1.0% | 56.8% | 4.3M | 11.6% | 43.4% | 76.5 | 35.5% |
| 2009 | $62.3B | $14,475 | $20,358 | −6.8% | 2.4% | 47.9% | 4.31M | 9.2% | 42.7% | 76.2 | 32.1% |
| 2008 | $68.5B | $15,888 | $21,018 | 2.0% | 6.1% | 38.9% | 4.31M | 8.5% | 39.6% | 75.9 | 36.0% |
| 2007 | $59.3B | $13,756 | $19,567 | 5.0% | 2.9% | 37.1% | 4.31M | 9.9% | 118.4% | 75.7 | 37.5% |
| 2006 | $49.6B | $11,501 | $17,629 | 5.1% | 3.2% | 38.4% | 4.31M | 11.1% | 58.5% | 75.8 | 37.5% |
| 2005 | $45B | $10,443 | $15,451 | 4.3% | 3.3% | 40.9% | 4.31M | 12.6% | 28.7% | 75.2 | 36.4% |
| 2004 | $41.8B | $9,719 | $14,686 | 4.2% | 2.1% | 40.0% | 4.3M | 13.7% | 26.2% | 75.5 | 36.6% |
| 2003 | $35.2B | $8,190 | $13,691 | 5.6% | 1.8% | 37.8% | 4.3M | 13.9% | 17.4% | 74.6 | 35.5% |
| 2002 | $26.8B | $6,220 | $12,775 | 5.8% | 1.7% | 36.5% | 4.3M | 15.1% | 30.3% | 74.7 | 35.9% |
| 2001 | $23.1B | $5,365 | $11,653 | 3.1% | 3.8% | 36.6% | 4.3M | 15.8% | 13.6% | 74.5 | 37.1% |
| 2000 | $22.1B | $4,954 | $10,674 | 2.9% | 4.6% | 35.4% | 4.47M | 16.1% | 12.4% | 72.8 | 35.1% |
| 1999 | $23.8B | $5,269 | $9,943 | −0.9% | 4.0% | 30.0% | 4.51M | 13.6% | 10.6% | 72.6 | 30.1% |
| 1998 | $25.9B | $5,712 | $9,889 | 2.3% | 6.4% | 23.3% | 4.53M | 11.4% | 11.3% | 72.3 | 29.1% |
| 1997 | $24.2B | $5,331 | $9,536 | 6.2% | 4.2% | 4.53M | 9.7% | 17.5% | 72.5 | 31.0% | |
| 1996 | $24.2B | $5,300 | $8,806 | 6.1% | 4.3% | 4.56M | 9.7% | 12.3% | 72.4 | 30.3% | |
| 1995 | $22.8B | $4,929 | $8,052 | 6.7% | 4.0% | 4.62M | 10.0% | 3.9% | 72.1 | 27.3% | |
| 1994 | $15.1B | $3,238 | $7,337 | 5.9% | 107.3% | 4.65M | 10.4% | 3.4% | 71.8 | ||
| 1993 | $11.3B | $2,448 | $6,861 | −8.0% | 1,500% | 4.6M | 10.8% | 71.5 | |||
| 1992 | $10.6B | $2,321 | $7,326 | −11.7% | 625.0% | 4.58M | 11.0% | 71.2 | |||
| 1991 | $18.8B | $4,001 | $7,918 | −21.1% | 122.2% | 4.69M | 11.1% | 72.2 | |||
| 1990 | $25.7B | $5,369 | $9,526 | 500.0% | 4.78M | 72.2 | |||||
| 1989 | 1,400% | 4.77M | 71.8 | ||||||||
| 1988 | 185.7% | 4.76M | 71.5 | ||||||||
| 1987 | 133.3% | 4.74M | 71.5 | ||||||||
| 1986 | 50.0% | 4.72M | 71.4 | ||||||||
| 1985 | 4.7M | 70.9 | |||||||||
| 1984 | 4.68M | 70.2 | |||||||||
| 1983 | 4.66M | 70.3 | |||||||||
| 1982 | 4.63M | 70.5 | |||||||||
| 1981 | 4.61M | 70.3 | |||||||||
| 1980 | 4.6M | 70.2 | |||||||||
| 1979 | 4.59M | 70.4 | |||||||||
| 1978 | 4.58M | 70.5 | |||||||||
| 1977 | 4.56M | 70.7 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 4.54M | 70.5 | |||||||||
| 1975 | 4.51M | 70.0 | |||||||||
| 1974 | 4.49M | 70.4 | |||||||||
| 1973 | 4.47M | 69.9 | |||||||||
| 1972 | 4.45M | 69.6 | |||||||||
| 1971 | 4.43M | 69.3 | |||||||||
| 1970 | 4.41M | 69.0 | |||||||||
| 1969 | 4.39M | 68.8 | |||||||||
| 1968 | 4.37M | 68.7 | |||||||||
| 1967 | 4.34M | 68.8 | |||||||||
| 1966 | 4.31M | 68.7 | |||||||||
| 1965 | 4.28M | 68.3 | |||||||||
| 1964 | 4.25M | 67.8 | |||||||||
| 1963 | 4.23M | 67.4 | |||||||||
| 1962 | 4.2M | 67.1 | |||||||||
| 1961 | 4.17M | 66.3 | |||||||||
| 1960 | 4.14M | 65.7 |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast.
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Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)