Merchandise trade in Croatia
Croatia: Merchandise trade was 75.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Croatia, 1992–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Croatia is 75.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Croatia peaked at 98.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 1998.
That places Croatia 57th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 85.6% | — |
| 1993 | 76.2% | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 63.0% | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 52.1% | -17.3% |
| 1996 | 51.5% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 54.1% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 50.9% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 59.9% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 60.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 75.2% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.4% | 49.4% | 85.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 50.6% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 54.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 75.2% | 98.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More private sector data for Croatia
- 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$), annual growth rate 9.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 13,057 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Croatia?
- Merchandise trade in Croatia was 75.2% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 1998.
- How does Croatia rank for merchandise trade?
- Croatia ranks 57th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.