Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Croatia
Croatia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 82.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Croatia, 1993–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Croatia stood at 82.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Croatia peaked at 98.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 2011.
That places Croatia 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 98.2% | — |
| 1994 | 86.9% | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 89.7% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 87.7% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 89.9% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 92.2% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 89.0% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 88.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 87.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 85.6% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 85.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 82.6% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 77.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | +1.8% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 82.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 82.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.9%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.7% | 86.9% | 98.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 81.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 76.7% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 80.8% | 82.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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 imports from high-income economies in Croatia?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Croatia was 82.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 2011.
- How does Croatia rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Croatia ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.