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Croatia trade in 2024

In 2024, Croatia exported $22.6 billion and imported $45.8 billion, a trade deficit of $23.2 billion. It was the world's 77th-largest exporter, with 0.1% of world exports. Its top export was medicines in measured doses or retail packs (4.1% of the total) and its main trading partner was Germany (13.5% of its trade).

Summary

Exports
$22.6billion
Imports
$45.8billion
Trade balance
-$23.2billion
Routes to the main partners. Width: trade value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand
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Products

What it exports

Medicines in measured doses or retail packs (4.1%) and transformers and power supplies (3.9%) together make up 7.9% of its exports.

  1. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$917 million · 4.1%
    Main partner: United States
  2. Transformers and power supplies$875 million · 3.9%
    Main partner: United States
  3. Refined petroleum$624 million · 2.8%
    Main partner: Bosnia and Herzegovina
  4. Electricity$572 million · 2.5%
    Main partner: Slovenia
  5. Crude petroleum$521 million · 2.3%
    Main partner: Slovakia
  6. Sawn wood$460 million · 2%
    Main partner: Italy
  7. Cables and wire$449 million · 2%
    Main partner: Germany
  8. Vaccines, blood and antisera$377 million · 1.7%
    Main partner: United States
  9. Auto parts$369 million · 1.6%
    Main partner: Slovenia
  10. Chocolate$315 million · 1.4%
    Main partner: Germany

What it imports

Refined petroleum (5.8%) and cars (5%) together make up 10.9% of its imports.

  1. Refined petroleum$2.7 billion · 5.8%
    Main partner: Italy
  2. Cars$2.3 billion · 5%
    Main partner: Germany
  3. Crude petroleum$1.8 billion · 4%
    Main partner: Azerbaijan
  4. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$1.3 billion · 2.9%
    Main partner: Slovenia
  5. Electricity$1.2 billion · 2.6%
    Main partner: Slovenia
  6. Natural gas and LPG$1.1 billion · 2.3%
    Main partner: United States
  7. Cameras and broadcast equipment$710 million · 1.6%
    Main partner: Slovakia
  8. Vaccines, blood and antisera$635 million · 1.4%
    Main partner: Hungary
  9. Unwrought aluminum$436 million · 0.95%
    Main partner: Slovenia
  10. Airplanes and helicopters$435 million · 0.95%
    Main partner: France
By Harmonized System chapter (96)
ChapterExportsImports
85 · Electrical and electronic equipment$2.3 billion$3.5 billion
27 · Oil, gas and coal$1.9 billion$7.2 billion
84 · Mechanical machinery$1.9 billion$4 billion
30 · Pharmaceuticals$1.3 billion$2.1 billion
44 · Wood$1.1 billion$542 million
87 · Vehicles$963 million$3.7 billion
76 · Aluminum$760 million$1 billion
39 · Plastics$688 million$1.8 billion
73 · Iron and steel products$643 million$1.1 billion
61 · Knitted clothing$619 million$1.1 billion
89 · Ships and boats$561 million$525 million
94 · Furniture and lighting$547 million$900 million
48 · Paper and paperboard$420 million$809 million
70 · Glass$402 million$396 million
72 · Iron and steel$359 million$959 million
10 · Cereals$347 million$131 million
86 · Railway equipment$342 million$167 million
64 · Footwear$336 million$575 million
33 · Perfumes and cosmetics$332 million$682 million
38 · Miscellaneous chemicals$330 million$443 million
25 · Salt, stone and cement$329 million$163 million
18 · Cocoa and chocolate$317 million$419 million
21 · Food preparations$314 million$428 million
19 · Baked goods and cereal products$290 million$599 million
03 · Fish and seafood$272 million$262 million
22 · Beverages and spirits$264 million$443 million
90 · Precision and medical instruments$255 million$888 million
62 · Woven clothing$243 million$793 million
24 · Tobacco$240 million$348 million
01 · Live animals$213 million$272 million
12 · Oilseeds and grains$211 million$120 million
68 · Stone, plaster and cement articles$210 million$203 million
29 · Organic chemicals$200 million$421 million
93 · Weapons and ammunition$195 million$110 million
16 · Prepared meat and fish$173 million$226 million
04 · Dairy, eggs and honey$136 million$530 million
71 · Gems and precious metals$129 million$261 million
15 · Fats and oils$127 million$203 million
88 · Aircraft and spacecraft$127 million$637 million
02 · Meat and offal$126 million$825 million
74 · Copper$124 million$390 million
23 · Animal feed and food waste$115 million$410 million
40 · Rubber$104 million$485 million
08 · Fruit and nuts$95 million$419 million
20 · Preserved fruit and vegetables$94 million$271 million
07 · Vegetables$83 million$306 million
34 · Soap and cleaning products$83 million$305 million
31 · Fertilizers$82 million$189 million
42 · Leather goods and bags$79 million$157 million
32 · Dyes, paints and tanning agents$76 million$316 million
17 · Sugar and sweets$68 million$181 million
26 · Ores and slag$63 million$104 million
49 · Books and printed matter$62 million$57 million
28 · Inorganic chemicals$58 million$102 million
47 · Wood pulp$55 million$34 million
96 · Other manufactured goods$54 million$89 million
83 · Miscellaneous metal goods$54 million$204 million
69 · Ceramics$51 million$224 million
41 · Hides and leather$46 million$129 million
95 · Toys and sports gear$46 million$294 million
63 · Home textiles and used clothing$43 million$155 million
55 · Synthetic staple fibers$37 million$54 million
54 · Synthetic filaments$34 million$63 million
11 · Milling products and malt$31 million$68 million
65 · Hats$30 million$26 million
82 · Tools and cutlery$29 million$173 million
36 · Explosives and matches$28 million$27 million
09 · Coffee, tea and spices$28 million$156 million
56 · Felt, nonwovens and rope$26 million$98 million
60 · Knitted fabric$23 million$77 million
91 · Watches and clocks$18 million$66 million
78 · Lead$17 million$3 million
66 · Umbrellas and canes$15 million$19 million
52 · Cotton$13 million$38 million
59 · Coated and technical textiles$13 million$59 million
58 · Special fabrics and lace$13 million$15 million
92 · Musical instruments$11 million$20 million
81 · Other base metals$10 million$14 million
05 · Other animal products$10 million$14 million
35 · Glues, starches and enzymes$9 million$134 million
06 · Live plants and flowers$5 million$98 million
97 · Art and antiques$4 million$2 million
43 · Fur and fur goods$4 million$4 million
51 · Wool$4 million$13 million
37 · Photographic goods$4 million$17 million
79 · Zinc$3 million$15 million
75 · Nickel$2 million$27 million
13 · Gums and plant extracts$2 million$9 million
57 · Carpets and rugs$2 million$31 million
67 · Feathers and artificial flowers$2 million$14 million
53 · Other plant fibers$935 thousand$2 million
80 · Tin$452 thousand$2 million
14 · Other plant products$417 thousand$643 thousand
46 · Wicker and basketware$391 thousand$6 million
45 · Cork$284 thousand$4 million
50 · Silk$39 thousand$783 thousand

Trading partners

Germany is its main destination (12.1% of exports) and source (14.1% of imports).

Who it sells to

PartnerValue (USD billions)ShareMode
Germany2.712.1%Sea
Italy2.712%Sea
Slovenia2.310.2%Land
Bosnia and Herzegovina1.46%Land
Austria1.35.6%Sea
Serbia1.15%Land
Hungary1.15%Land
United States14.5%Air
Slovakia0.622.7%Sea
France0.532.3%Sea

Who it buys from

PartnerValue (USD billions)ShareMode
Germany6.514.1%Sea
Italy613%Sea
Slovenia5.311.6%Land
Hungary36.6%Land
Austria2.45.2%Sea
France1.84%Air
Poland1.84%Sea
Netherlands1.83.9%Sea
China1.73.7%Sea
Bosnia and Herzegovina1.32.9%Land

Overview 1995–2024

In 2024, Croatia accounted for 0.1% of world exports, compared with 0.09% in 1995.

Exports and imports

Exports grew 5-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Bars: trade balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 22.6
  • Imports 45.8
  • Balance -23.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$4.8 billion$7.6 billion-$2.9 billion
1996$5 billion$7.9 billion-$3 billion
1997$4.6 billion$9.2 billion-$4.7 billion
1998$5 billion$8.5 billion-$3.5 billion
1999$4.7 billion$8 billion-$3.3 billion
2000$4.8 billion$8.2 billion-$3.4 billion
2001$5.1 billion$9.5 billion-$4.4 billion
2002$5.3 billion$11 billion-$5.7 billion
2003$6.1 billion$14.8 billion-$8.7 billion
2004$8.6 billion$17.2 billion-$8.5 billion
2005$9.5 billion$19.2 billion-$9.7 billion
2006$11.4 billion$22.1 billion-$10.7 billion
2007$13.2 billion$26.6 billion-$13.4 billion
2008$14.8 billion$31.6 billion-$16.8 billion
2009$11.3 billion$21.8 billion-$10.5 billion
2010$13 billion$21 billion-$8 billion
2011$14.7 billion$22.8 billion-$8.1 billion
2012$13.3 billion$21.4 billion-$8.2 billion
2013$13.1 billion$21.9 billion-$8.9 billion
2014$13.7 billion$23.2 billion-$9.6 billion
2015$12.7 billion$21.6 billion-$8.9 billion
2016$13.5 billion$22.4 billion-$8.9 billion
2017$15.3 billion$25.5 billion-$10.2 billion
2018$16.9 billion$28.6 billion-$11.7 billion
2019$16.6 billion$28.8 billion-$12.2 billion
2020$16.5 billion$27 billion-$10.6 billion
2021$21.2 billion$35.1 billion-$13.9 billion
2022$23.9 billion$45 billion-$21.1 billion
2023$22.7 billion$43.1 billion-$20.4 billion
2024$22.6 billion$45.8 billion-$23.2 billion

World rank

Croatia fell from 65th to 77th among the world's exporters

Rank among 222 countries by export value (1st at the top).

  • 65th in 1995
  • 77th in 2024

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearRank
199565th
199667th
199772nd
199871st
199975th
200077th
200176th
200278th
200380th
200475th
200575th
200675th
200776th
200877th
200976th
201077th
201179th
201283rd
201387th
201486th
201582nd
201679th
201779th
201880th
201979th
202073rd
202176th
202276th
202377th
202477th

What it sells

Electrical and electronic equipment became its top export group: from 7% to 10%

% of exports by Harmonized System chapter.

  • Other 51%
  • Plastics 3%
  • Aluminum 3%
  • Vehicles 4%
  • Wood 5%
  • Pharmaceuticals 6%
  • Mechanical machinery 8%
  • Oil, gas and coal 9%
  • Electrical and electronic equipment 10%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Chapter19952024
Electrical and electronic equipment6.9%10.3%
Oil, gas and coal7.8%8.5%
Mechanical machinery4.1%8.4%
Pharmaceuticals1.8%5.9%
Wood5.2%5%
Vehicles1.4%4.3%
Aluminum2%3.4%
Plastics7.5%3%
Other63.4%51.2%

Who it trades with

Italy went from 20% to 13% of Croatia's trade

% of total trade (exports + imports) with each partner.

  • Germany 13%
  • Italy 13%
  • Slovenia 11%
  • Hungary 6%
  • Austria 5%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Germany19.6%13.5%
Italy19.6%12.7%
Slovenia12%11.1%
Hungary1.9%6%
Austria6.4%5.3%

Production hubs

Largest industrial emission sources (Climate TRACE, 2025)

No hubs above the globe threshold.

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Largest economic production hubs (gridded GDP, 2024)

  • Zagreb$102.4 billion (PPP, 2021 dollars)
  • Split$14.7 billion (PPP, 2021 dollars)
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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Ranks are computed among the countries with data each year. Services are not included. Data up to 2024.

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