Food imports in Croatia
Croatia: Food imports was 14.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Croatia, 1992–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Croatia is 14.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Croatia peaked at 14.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2007.
Croatia ranks 102nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Food imports in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 12.5% | — |
| 1993 | 9.0% | -28.2% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +21.6% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 8.5% | 12.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 11.4% | 14.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More private sector data for Croatia
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 50.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 63.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 28.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,323 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 13,057 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Croatia?
- Food imports in Croatia was 14.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2007.
- How does Croatia rank for food imports?
- Croatia ranks 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.