Croatia vs Hungary
Croatia vs Hungary: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $18,410 in Croatia and $16,710 in Hungary, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Croatia, by $1,700, or 1.1 times that in Hungary.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Croatia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Hungary.
- In 2025, Croatia ranked 50 and Hungary ranked 55 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Croatia | Hungary | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,410 | $16,710 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $17,850 | $16,540 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $17,230 | $16,380 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $16,620 | $16,490 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $15,400 | $15,790 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $13,550 | $14,660 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $14,640 | $15,290 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $14,060 | $14,530 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $13,490 | $13,730 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $12,850 | $13,150 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $12,280 | $12,780 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $11,860 | $12,290 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $11,840 | $11,730 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $11,780 | $11,440 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $11,990 | $11,540 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $11,970 | $11,290 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $12,100 | $11,140 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $12,970 | $11,930 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $12,720 | $11,790 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $12,100 | $11,730 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $11,520 | $11,270 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $11,060 | $10,790 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $10,620 | $10,250 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $10,060 | $9,837 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $9,516 | $9,366 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $8,880 | $8,980 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $8,542 | $8,578 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $8,578 | $8,298 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $8,383 | $7,972 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $7,858 | $7,726 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $7,305 | $7,705 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $6,796 | $7,581 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $6,491 | $7,354 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $7,095 | $7,388 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $7,843 | $7,619 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $9,755 | $8,646 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | – | $8,868 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | – | $8,707 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | – | $8,700 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | – | $8,347 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | – | $8,207 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | – | $8,213 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | – | $7,984 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | – | $7,915 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | – | $7,692 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | – | $7,478 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | – | $7,468 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | – | $7,285 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | – | $7,002 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | – | $6,537 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | – | $6,345 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | – | $6,010 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | – | $5,700 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | – | $5,350 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | – | $5,057 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | – | $4,776 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | – | $4,579 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | – | $4,301 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | – | $4,116 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | – | $3,843 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | – | $3,589 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | – | $2,527 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | – | $2,421 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | – | $2,297 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | – | $2,172 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | – | $2,084 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Croatia vs Hungary
Health
- Life expectancyCroatia: 78.6 years in 2023Hungary: 77 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCroatia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Hungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCroatia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Hungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCroatia: 85.4% in 2007Hungary: 100% in 2022
- DepressionCroatia: 2.78% in 2017Hungary: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateCroatia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Hungary: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCroatia: 3.9 million people in 2023Hungary: 9.69 million people in 2023
- Population growthCroatia: -0.34% a year in 2023Hungary: 0.07% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCroatia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023Hungary: 1.49 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCroatia: 57.8% in 2025Hungary: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageCroatia: 44.8 years in 2023Hungary: 43.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCroatia: 22.8% in 2023Hungary: 20.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateCroatia: 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Hungary: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCroatia: 2.02% of GDP in 2025Hungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCroatia: $1.93B in 2025Hungary: $4.62B in 2025
- Military spending per personCroatia: $544 in 2025Hungary: $518 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCroatia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Hungary: 4.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCroatia: 20,000 people in 2020Hungary: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerCroatia: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Hungary: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCroatia: 1.17% of the labour force in 2020Hungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCroatia: 141 million TIV in 2025Hungary: 402 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCroatia: 53 million TIV in 2024Hungary: 11 million TIV in 2024