ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Croatia

Europe & Central Asia. High income. Capital: Zagreb. Population 3,876,200 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
18,056 30,848 43,639 1995 2025 44,172
GDP growth (%)
−7.9 2.2 12.2 1995 2025 3.4
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−0.9 4.8 10.5 1995 2025 3.7
Life expectancy at birth (years)
72.2 75.5 78.8 1995 2024 78.9

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 44,172 2025 +11,679 +14,706 50 of 199
GDP growth% 3.4% 2025 +11.7 pp +1.1 pp 101 of 209
GDP per person growth% 3.1% 2025 +10.6 pp −0.4 pp 78 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 25,360 2025 +10,300 +11,790 56 of 201
Trade% of GDP 101.0% 2025 +11.4 pp +10.3 pp 62 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 2.8% 2025 +0.3 pp +1.9 pp 73 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 3.7% 2025 +3.5 pp +4.2 pp 71 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 5.0% 2025 −2.4 pp −11.1 pp 100 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 3,876,200 2025 −38,006 −275,525 130 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.3% 2025 +1.2 pp +1.5 pp 156 of 217
Urban population% of total 57.8% 2025 +1.3 pp +2.2 pp 135 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 78.9 2024 +0.7 +1.2 59 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 4.1 2024 +0.1 −0.1 155 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 7.1% 2023 +0.4 pp +0.8 pp 81 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 98.2% 2001 * – – –
Government spending on education% of GDP 4.1% 2021 * +0.2 pp 0.0 pp –

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 83.6% 2024 +4.6 pp +15.1 pp 88 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 23 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 30.1 2023 +0.4 −1.9 65 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.3% 2023 −0.2 pp −0.9 pp 66 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 34.1% 2021 +2.3 pp +6.9 pp 73 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 35,492 +1.9 49,305 42,577 4,585 +4.1% 90% 66%
GDP growth 3.4% 0.0 2.2% 2.1% 5.2 – – –
GDP per person growth 4.3% −0.2 1.7% 1.9% 5.2 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 16,530 +2.7 37,020 26,410 3,273 +6.5% 70% 50%
Trade 101.0% 0.0 100.6% 100.8% 10.5 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 4.1% −0.6 2.1% 1.9% 2.0 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 2.6% +0.3 2.3% 3.7% 3.8 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 8.8% −1.1 5.1% 5.6% 3.5 – – –
Population 3,961,288 −0.8 2,930,494 5,827,802 107,648 −0.7% 132% 158%
Population growth −0.8% +1.9 0.4% 0.3% 0.6 – – –
Urban population 56.5% +2.1 81.3% 69.3% 0.7 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 77.7 +2.2 81.3 79.9 0.6 – – –
Infant mortality 4.1 +0.5 3.6 3.4 0.1 – – –
Health spending 6.9% +0.4 8.0% 7.9% 0.6 – – –
Government spending on education 4.1% −0.1 – – 0.3 – – –
Internet users 75.7% +1.3 93.5% 91.9% 5.9 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 – – –
Gini index (inequality) 30.4 −0.2 31.8 31.8 1.2 – – –
Poverty headcount ratio 0.7% −1.1 0.4% 0.4% 0.3 – – –
Renewable energy 31.5% +1.3 11.4% 19.3% 2.0 – – –

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