Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Croatia
Croatia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 21.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Croatia, 1993–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 21.4% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Croatia peaked at 25.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1993.
That places Croatia 15th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 8.0% | — |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +34.0% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.8% | +37.9% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | +22.0% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +46.2% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +0.7% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 21.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 18.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 21.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.9%, 3.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 8.0% | 18.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 14.3% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 18.3% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.8% | 21.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 12 Turkmenistan 25.3% compare
- 13 Yemen 24.5% compare
- 14 Moldova 23.3% compare
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.4% compare
- 17 Albania 19.5% compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 19.4% compare
More private sector data for Croatia
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Food imports 14.3% (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Croatia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Croatia was 21.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1993.
- How does Croatia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Croatia ranks 15th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.