Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Croatia
Croatia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 3.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Croatia, 1994–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Croatia stood at 3.0%.
That represents a change of up 26.1% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Croatia peaked at 9.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2022.
Croatia ranks 160th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3.5% | — |
| 1995 | 5.2% | +46.6% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | +64.7% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -44.6% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | +93.4% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | -38.8% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +32.9% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -41.9% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +48.6% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -29.4% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +18.9% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -35.2% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +26.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 3.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 32% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 3.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.2%, 32% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 3.5% | 9.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 157 Solomon Islands 3.3% compare
- 158 Slovenia 3.3% compare
- 159 North Macedonia 3.3% compare
- 161 Albania 2.8% compare
- 162 Burkina Faso 2.8% compare
- 163 Moldova 2.8% 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 outside region in Croatia?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Croatia was 3.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2022.
- How does Croatia rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Croatia ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed 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.