Croatia

GDP growth in Croatia

GDP growth in Croatia: -8% a year in 1993 and 3.4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
3.4% a year
Since 1993
+11.4 percentage points
Rank, 2025
75 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2.4% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in CroatiaGDP growth in Croatia: -8% a year in 1993 and 3.4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.4% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.4% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 12.6% a year in 2021, the lowest -8.3% a year in 2020.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearCroatia
20253.4
20243.8
20233.8
20227.3
202112.6
2020-8.3
20193.1
20182.9
20173.3
20163.5
20152.3
2014-0.6
2013-0.1
2012-2.2
2011-0.1
2010-1.3
2009-6.8
20082
20075.1
20065.1
20054.3
20044.2
20035.6
20025.8
20013.1
20003.7
1999-0.9
19981.9
19976.6
19965.9
19956.6
19945.9
1993-8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearCroatia
20262.2
20272.3
20282.4
20292.4
20302.4
20312.4

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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