Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Croatia
Croatia: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 33.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Croatia, 1993–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Croatia stood at 33.5%.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Croatia peaked at 36.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2020.
Croatia ranks 43rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 32.7% | — |
| 1994 | 32.2% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 30.7% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 30.2% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -20.2% |
| 2001 | 29.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | -32.4% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -39.2% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | +12.9% |
| 2025 | 33.5% | +7.4% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 33.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 1.5× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 33.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 27.0% | 36.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 19.5% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 20.5% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 18.9% | 33.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More private sector data for Croatia
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 66.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 50.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 9.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 63.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 28.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 26.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,323 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Croatia?
- Travel services in Croatia was 33.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2020.
- How does Croatia rank for travel services?
- Croatia ranks 43rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.