International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Croatia
Croatia: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) was 2.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Croatia, 1999–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Croatia stood at 2.8%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 50.5% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Croatia peaked at 8.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2020.
That places Croatia 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.3% | — |
| 2000 | 7.4% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -36.4% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -50.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 2.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.7%, 77% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 2.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More private sector data for Croatia
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 66.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 50.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 9.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 63.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 28.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 26.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,323 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Croatia?
- International tourism, expenditures in Croatia was 2.8% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2020.
- How does Croatia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Croatia ranks 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.