Country profile
Croatia
A small EU economy exporting fuels, electrical equipment, machinery, wood and pharmaceuticals, with ports serving Central Europe.
Updated 11 November 2026. Sources at the bottom of the page.
- Capital
- Zagreb
- Population
- 3.88 million (2026)
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- GDP, 2026
- US$116 billion
- Exports, 2025
- US$28.2 billion
- Exchange rate
- 1 EUR = 1.12 USD (10 Nov 2026)
Economy
IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026. 2026 and 2027 are IMF projections.
2.2%Real GDP growth, 2026
2.3%Real GDP growth, 2027
4.5%Inflation, 2026
4.5%Unemployment, 2026
56.3% of GDPGovernment debt, 2026
-4.4% of GDPCurrent account, 2026
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Trade
Top export markets
Share of the country’s exports, 2025
- Germany (11%)
- Italy (10.5%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (10.4%)
- Slovenia (10.1%)
- Serbia (5.8%)
Main exports
Product groups, share of exports
- Mineral fuels (12.1%)
- Electrical machinery and equipment (10.8%)
- Machinery, including computers (7.2%)
- Wood and wood products (4.8%)
- Pharmaceuticals (4.8%)
Main trade agreements
- EU single market
- EU agreements including CETA (Canada), EUโJapan, EUโKorea, EUโMexico and EUโVietnam
- EUโUK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Trade policy to watch
- EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): in its definitive phase since 1 January 2026 for imports into the EU of iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, electricity and hydrogen.
- EU trade policy: no tariffs inside the EU; trade with non-EU countries is set at EU level.
- Euro and Schengen: Croatia joined the euro and the Schengen area in 2023.
Energy
Hydropower produces a large share of Croatia's electricity, and Croatia co-owns the Krลกko nuclear plant in Slovenia. The Krk LNG terminal supplies gas to Croatia and its neighbours.
What it means for your supply chain
- Croatia is a source of wood products, furniture parts and electrical equipment.
- The port of Rijeka offers a southern route into Central Europe.
- Importers of steel, aluminium and other CBAM goods into Croatia need emissions data from their non-EU suppliers.
Sources
- IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026: GDP, growth, inflation, unemployment, government debt, current account (2026 and 2027 are projections; updated automatically).
- IMF, World Economic Outlook database: population (2026 estimate).
- Trading Economics, based on UN Comtrade data: export markets (2024 values; shares calculated against the 2025 total, so approximate) and main exports; shares calculated from the listed values.
- Bank of Canada, daily exchange rates (cross rates calculated from CAD rates; updated daily).
- Energy Institute, Statistical Review of World Energy 2026: energy profile.
- European Commission, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
Figures are the latest published at the time of the update and may since have been revised. This page is for general information, not investment or legal advice.