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
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
| Year | Croatia |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 12.6 |
| 2020 | -8.3 |
| 2019 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | 3.5 |
| 2015 | 2.3 |
| 2014 | -0.6 |
| 2013 | -0.1 |
| 2012 | -2.2 |
| 2011 | -0.1 |
| 2010 | -1.3 |
| 2009 | -6.8 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2007 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | 4.3 |
| 2004 | 4.2 |
| 2003 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | 5.8 |
| 2001 | 3.1 |
| 2000 | 3.7 |
| 1999 | -0.9 |
| 1998 | 1.9 |
| 1997 | 6.6 |
| 1996 | 5.9 |
| 1995 | 6.6 |
| 1994 | 5.9 |
| 1993 | -8 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Croatia |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.2 |
| 2027 | 2.3 |
| 2028 | 2.4 |
| 2029 | 2.4 |
| 2030 | 2.4 |
| 2031 | 2.4 |
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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- Military spending2.02% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$1.93B in 2025
- Military spending per person$544 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel20,000 people in 2020
- National power0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.17% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports141 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports53 million TIV in 2024
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