New businesses registered (number) in Croatia
Croatia: New businesses registered was 14,324 number in 2024. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Croatia, 2006–2024
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new businesses registered in Croatia is 14,324 number, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Croatia peaked at 15,585 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7,116 number, in 2011.
That places Croatia 76th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
New businesses registered in Croatia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9,913 number | — |
| 2007 | 10,603 number | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 10,156 number | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 7,806 number | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 7,139 number | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 7,116 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7,949 number | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 14,186 number | +78.5% |
| 2014 | 12,964 number | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 12,558 number | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 13,502 number | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 14,918 number | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 15,585 number | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 14,633 number | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 11,539 number | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 13,711 number | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 15,309 number | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 14,749 number | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 14,324 number | -2.9% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 14,324 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,050 number, 75% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 14,324 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19,136 number, 75% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New businesses registered in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +78.5% | 7,949 number | 14,186 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,620 number | 7,806 number | 10,603 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 12,055 number | 7,116 number | 15,585 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,926 number | 11,539 number | 15,309 number | 5 |
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 new businesses registered in Croatia?
- New businesses registered in Croatia was 14,324 number in 2024, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,585 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,116 number in 2011.
- How does Croatia rank for new businesses registered?
- Croatia ranks 76th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of New businesses registered (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.