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Croatia is located in the southern part of Central Europe and the northern part of Mediterranean. Land area is 56.542 km² and surface of the coastal sea is 31.067 km², which puts Croatia in medium sized European countries. It has 4.284.889 residents.
The capital city is Zagreb, and from 2013 Croatia is member of European Union. Most of population are Croats, national minorities are Serbs, Bosnians, Italians, Slovenes, Albanians and Hungarians. The most common are Roman Catholics, followed by Orthodox Christians, Muslims, Jews and Protestants.
Croatia is bordering with Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the north with Slovenia and Hungary, to the south with Montenegro, and to the west has a sea border with Italy. Coastline with islands and reefs is 5,835 km. Number of islands and reefs is 1185, and among them the biggest are Krk and Cres.
Croatia is rich with natural treasures. It has eight national parks and eleven nature parks.
The official language is Croatian, and the official currency is the kuna – HRK.
Croatia is in the GMT +1 that changes to GMT +2 from last Saturday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in November.
GEOGRAPHY/TERITORY
Croatia with its position in Balkan and land area of 56.542 km, to east is bordering with Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the north with Slovenia and Hungary, to the south with Montenegro, and to the west has a sea border with Italy.
It is located in the northern hemisphere between 42 ° 23 'and 46 ° 33' north geographic latitude and 13 ° 30 'and 19 ° 27' east geographic longitude. Croatia has 122 towns and 416 municipalities. Several regions are pointing out including Dalmatia, Istria, Slavonia and Central Croatia.
It is divided into 21 cantons:
Sisačko-moslavačka
Karlovačka
Varaždinska
Koprivničko-križevačka
Bjelovarsko-bilogorska
Primorsko-goranska
Ličko-senjska
Virovitičko-podravska
Požeško-slavonska
Brodsko-posavska
Zadarska
Osječko-baranjska
Šibensko-kninska
Vukovarsko-srijemska
Splitsko-dalmatinska
Istarska
Dubrovačko-neretvanska
Međimurska
The highest mountain in Croatia is Dinara with top Sinjal (1831m). Surface of the Adriatic Sea is 138.595 km², of which 31.067 km² makes the sea-shore under the administration of Croatian. Length of the Adriatic Sea is 783 km with an average width of 170 km.
Largest islands are:
Cres (405,78 km²)
Krk (405,2 km²)
Brač (394,57 km²)
Hvar (299,66 km²)
Pag (284,56 km²)
Longest rivers are:
Dunav (2857 km; in Croatia 188 km)
Sava ( 945 km; in Croatia 562 km)
Drava (707 km; in Croatia 505 km)
Mura (438 km; in Croatia 53 km)
Kupa (296 km; in Croatia 296 km)
According to the census from 2011, Croatia has 4.284.889 residents, and the population density is 75,8 residents/km².
Most numerous are Croats (3.874.321) that make 90,42% of total population in Croatia, flowed by Serbs 186.633 (4,36%) and Bosnians 31.479 (0,73%).
The most common is the Croatian language, followed by Serbian, Italian, Albanian and Bosnian.
Table 1. Population by ethnicity – detailed classification – Census 2011
Population by ethnicity – detailed classification – Census 2011.
Nationality Total
Republic of Croatia 4,284,889
Croats 3,874,321
Albanians 17,513
Austrians 297
Bosniaks 31,479
Bulgarians 350
Montenegrins 4,517
Czechs 9,641
Hungarians 14,048
Macedonians 4,138
Germans 2,965
Poles 672
Roma 16,975
Romanians 435
Russians 1,279
Rusyns 1,936
Slovaks 4,753
Slovenians 10,517
Serbs 186,633
Italians 17,807
Turks 367
Ukrainians 1,878
Vlachs 29
Jews 509
Bosnians 2,059
Herzegovinans 75
Kosovars 568
Yugoslavs 331
Belgians 62
Belarusians 68
English peoples 212
Scots 16
Danes 24
Finns 31
Greeks 105
Letts 14
Lithuanians 19
Estonians 13
Norwegians 22
Spaniards 85
Swedes 58
Moldovans 74
Ashkali 172
Gorani 428
Other nations of Europe 265
Americans 419
Canadians 91
Mexicans 25
Cubans 13
Other nations of North and Central America 126
Argentines 35
Bolivians 7
Brazilians 88
Chileans 40
Peruvians 33
Colombians 23
Other peoples of South America 36
Algerians 25
Egyptians 16
Libyans 9
Sudanese 30
Other nations of Africa 160
Indians 45
Iraqis 24
Iranians 25
Koreans 26
Jordanians 29
Lebanese 36
Syrians 71
Palestinians 68
Armenians 37
Georgians 20
Other peoples of Asia 208
Australians 88
New Zealanders 14
Other peoples of Oceania 25
Istrians 25,491
Dalmatians 705
Seafolk 50
Slavonians 133
Međimurci 135
Zagorci 139
Other regional affiliations 572
Muslims 7,558
Orthodox 2,560
Other religious expressions 64
Unallocated 731
They do not say 26,763
Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
Table 2. Cities by number of population – Census 2011
Cities by number of population – Census 2011
Number of cities Number of residents Part %
cities residents
Total 127 3,016,137 100.00 100.00
From 5 000 residents 18 59,681 14.17 1.98
5 001 - 10 000 42 296,726 33.07 9.84
10 001 - 15 000 30 372,587 23.62 12.35
15 001 - 20 000 8 132,465 6.30 4.39
20 001 - 30 000 11 272,599 8.66 9.04
60 001 - 70 000 1 63,517 0.79 2.11
80 001 - 90 000 - - - -
90 001 - 100 000 - - - -
100 001 - 200 000 3 414,774 2.36 13.75
200 001 and more residents 1 790,017 0.79 26.19
Table 3. Population by native language – detailed classification – Census 2011
Population by native language – detailed classification – Census 2011
Nativ language Total
Croatian 4,096,305
Croatian-Serbian 3,059
Albanian 17,069
Bosnian 16,856
Montenegrin 876
Czech 6,292
Hungarian 10,231
Macedonian 3,519
German 2,986
Romany 14,369
Russian 1,592
Ruthenian 1,472
Slovak 3,792
Slav 9,220
Srpski 52,879
Serbo-Croatian 7,822
Italian 18,573
Ukrainian 1,008
Vlach 14
Flemish 41
Byelorussian 26
Netherlandish 206
Lithuanian 18
Latvian 15
Estonski 13
Moldavian 54
Goran 405
Armenian 23
Georgian 19
Filipino / Tagalog 53
Table 4. Population by nationality and religion – Census 2011
Population by nationality and religion – Census 2011
Total Catholics Orthodox Protestants Other Christians Muslims Jews Eastern religions Other religions, movements and worldviews Agnostics and skeptics Non-religions and atheists Non declerate Unknown
Republika Hrvatska 4,284,889 3,697,143 190,143 14,653 12,961 62,977 536 2,550 2,555 32,518 163,375 93,018 12,460
Croats 3,874,321 3,599,038 16,647 8,042 10,502 9,647 231 1,969 1,924 27,076 124,811 69,789 4,645
Albanians 17,513 7,109 2 2 13 9,594 - 2 22 43 273 414 39
Austrians 297 206 1 6 9 3 2 3 - 4 37 26 -
Bosniaks 31,479 317 293 16 23 27,959 - 5 14 308 1,613 904 27
Bulgarians 350 81 158 9 8 2 - 2 2 9 63 14 2
Montenegrins 4,517 379 1,822 21 36 159 - 9 14 266 1,459 347 5
Czechs 9,641 8,521 12 242 35 1 - 8 5 92 445 243 37
Hungarians 14,048 9,396 78 3,344 205 - 2 6 8 83 522 356 48
Macedonians 4,138 494 2,401 33 51 217 - 7 6 98 591 231 9
Germans 2,965 1,847 22 494 46 5 1 6 9 45 319 161 10
Poles 672 585 6 3 3 - - - 1 8 34 29 3
Roma 16,975 8,299 2,381 62 177 5,039 - 2 124 25 255 414 197
Romanians 435 186 147 14 31 - - 1 1 2 29 22 2
Russians 1,279 209 729 10 21 9 - 6 3 32 162 97 1
Ruthenian 1,936 1,692 89 11 25 - - - - 18 75 25 1
Slovaks 4,753 3,159 12 1,242 38 - - 3 1 27 134 120 17
Slovenians 10,517 8,081 37 81 68 9 - 6 8 245 1,469 473 40
Serbs 186,633 2,391 159,530 350 657 24 6 72 56 2,099 17,385 3,896 167
Italians 17,807 15,083 26 26 57 6 3 25 17 233 1,579 682 70
Turks 367 5 - - - 343 - - - 1 11 6 1
Ukrainians 1,878 1,339 341 6 14 - - 2 1 18 87 68 2
Vlachs 29 4 11 - 1 - - - 1 2 6 4 -
Jews 509 14 3 1 3 - 266 2 2 30 147 39 2
Others 8,052 1,913 816 451 156 2,361 10 272 83 169 1,142 642 37
Regional affiliation 27,225 22,331 124 35 72 60 3 30 60 486 2,836 1,110 78
Declared themselves in terms of religious affiliation 10,182 232 2,187 12 31 6,704 - 6 9 35 521 419 26
Unallocated 731 72 27 5 25 3 1 27 108 106 276 77 4
Do not declare 26,763 2,776 2,084 128 644 762 11 79 74 929 6,949 12,297 30
Unknown 8,877 1,384 157 7 10 70 - - 2 29 145 113 6,960
Table 5. Population by nationality, age and sex – Census 2011
Population by nationality, age and sex – Census 2011
Nationality Sex Total Age
0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 95 and more
TOTAL ALL 4,284,889 212,709 204,317 235,402 244,177 261,658 289,066 294,619 284,754 286,933 307,561 320,502 311,818 272,740 202,002 212,401 175,526 108,104 47,641 10,758 2,201
TOTAL M 2,066,335 109,251 104,841 120,633 124,918 133,455 147,416 149,998 143,984 143,603 152,446 157,981 153,750 127,851 89,364 88,912 66,456 35,999 12,415 2,580 482
TOTAL F 2,218,554 103,458 99,476 114,769 119,259 128,203 141,650 144,621 140,770 143,330 155,115 162,521 158,068 144,889 112,638 123,489 109,070 72,105 35,226 8,178 1,719
Croats ALL 3,874,321 197,975 190,915 221,386 229,372 243,248 266,277 270,892 262,913 264,174 279,236 286,569 273,438 235,112 177,957 181,351 149,382 91,905 41,024 9,274 1,921
Croats M 1,866,526 101,626 97,985 113,395 117,286 123,832 135,425 137,361 132,680 132,251 138,467 141,097 134,703 109,742 77,928 74,542 55,230 29,970 10,405 2,176 425
Croats F 2,007,795 96,349 92,930 107,991 112,086 119,416 130,852 133,531 130,233 131,923 140,769 145,472 138,735 125,370 100,029 106,809 94,152 61,935 30,619 7,098 1,496
Albanians ALL 17,513 1,332 1,292 1,416 1,398 1,529 1,468 1,349 1,410 1,399 1,361 1,030 890 653 395 305 175 70 30 11 -
Albanians M 9,746 726 692 760 739 803 751 725 761 813 791 644 522 419 242 192 107 38 14 7 -
Albanians F 7,767 606 600 656 659 726 717 624 649 586 570 386 368 234 153 113 68 32 16 4 -
Austrians ALL 297 10 16 9 6 11 9 17 17 39 28 17 18 24 37 14 15 4 5 1 -
Austrians M 159 7 11 7 4 3 4 7 10 24 13 8 8 13 22 7 10 1 - - -
Austrians F 138 3 5 2 2 8 5 10 7 15 15 9 10 11 15 7 5 3 5 1 -
Bosniaks ALL 31,479 1,297 1,141 1,305 1,490 1,922 2,337 2,210 2,027 2,439 3,149 3,263 2,914 2,125 1,434 1,313 724 285 80 22 2
Bosniaks M 16,709 688 580 675 803 992 1,252 1,203 1,054 1,225 1,587 1,790 1,641 1,147 780 741 390 131 22 8 -
Bosniaks F 14,770 609 561 630 687 930 1,085 1,007 973 1,214 1,562 1,473 1,273 978 654 572 334 154 58 14 2
Bulgarians ALL 350 3 2 2 4 3 14 33 43 26 23 18 29 36 37 32 20 15 8 2 -
Bulgarians M 142 1 2 1 1 - 7 7 13 11 8 7 12 10 19 19 7 13 3 1 -
Bulgarians F 208 2 - 1 3 3 7 26 30 15 15 11 17 26 18 13 13 2 5 1 -
Montenegrins ALL 4,517 51 43 41 53 130 152 197 156 232 355 456 529 534 307 547 380 244 99 9 2
Montenegrins M 2,456 31 17 27 32 74 78 111 97 124 172 243 249 276 168 325 225 143 58 5 1
Montenegrins F 2,061 20 26 14 21 56 74 86 59 108 183 213 280 258 139 222 155 101 41 4 1
Czechs ALL 9,641 289 295 299 355 419 521 568 594 579 656 823 894 907 699 630 587 339 162 23 2
Czechs M 4,448 150 137 149 181 213 267 271 293 268 347 428 413 423 300 236 215 109 42 5 1
Czechs F 5,193 139 158 150 174 206 254 297 301 311 309 395 481 484 399 394 372 230 120 18 1
Hungarians ALL 14,048 346 343 465 453 519 640 807 734 815 949 1,175 1,343 1,257 1,252 1,056 972 637 221 54 10
Hungarians M 6,300 182 177 235 228 251 333 383 322 424 454 573 639 541 534 428 339 191 51 13 2
Hungarians F 7,748 164 166 230 225 268 307 424 412 391 495 602 704 716 718 628 633 446 170 41 8
Macedonians ALL 4,138 64 53 79 79 137 180 213 199 282 370 379 462 439 389 344 259 143 58 9 -
Macedonians M 1,868 34 26 38 42 75 98 87 84 124 168 165 174 144 186 171 134 78 36 4 -
Macedonians F 2,270 30 27 41 37 62 82 126 115 158 202 214 288 295 203 173 125 65 22 5 -
Germans ALL 2,965 46 81 82 77 79 78 119 134 165 183 237 273 306 380 337 204 126 41 13 4
Germans M 1,502 24 33 47 41 44 39 55 68 77 97 121 134 154 239 186 83 45 9 5 1
Germans F 1,463 22 48 35 36 35 39 64 66 88 86 116 139 152 141 151 121 81 32 8 3
Poles ALL 672 4 11 6 6 18 45 65 72 44 39 61 90 94 48 33 14 11 10 1 -
Poles M 137 2 5 2 4 9 11 12 14 13 9 9 8 16 10 3 5 3 1 1 -
Poles F 535 2 6 4 2 9 34 53 58 31 30 52 82 78 38 30 9 8 9 - -
Roma ALL 16,975 2,706 2,455 2,419 1,825 1,397 1,239 1,113 967 778 700 517 366 243 116 77 37 12 7 1 -
Roma M 8,542 1,367 1,234 1,220 906 680 651 578 493 390 356 251 181 126 46 35 22 3 2 1 -
Roma F 8,433 1,339 1,221 1,199 919 717 588 535 474 388 344 266 185 117 70 42 15 9 5 - -
Romanians ALL 435 8 11 16 14 23 45 57 60 50 25 26 30 20 19 9 12 5 5 - -
Romanians M 151 3 5 5 8 13 10 12 16 13 11 13 8 9 8 6 6 3 2 - -
Romanians F 284 5 6 11 6 10 35 45 44 37 14 13 22 11 11 3 6 2 3 - -
Russians ALL 1,279 19 26 24 35 60 98 108 175 194 143 109 75 65 18 45 23 36 22 3 1
Russians M 244 12 12 12 17 25 21 12 15 20 12 16 11 17 3 15 14 7 2 - 1
Russians F 1,035 7 14 12 18 35 77 96 160 174 131 93 64 48 15 30 9 29 20 3 -
Ruthenian ALL 1,936 47 49 64 76 103 87 77 98 112 138 169 171 201 139 146 137 90 27 5 -
Ruthenian M 915 28 25 31 42 43 46 42 45 69 70 89 84 96 59 58 47 31 9 1 -
Ruthenian F 1,021 19 24 33 34 60 41 35 53 43 68 80 87 105 80 88 90 59 18 4 -
Slovaks ALL 4,753 156 181 162 210 227 282 307 289 301 362 420 441 391 299 255 261 146 53 8 2
Slovaks M 2,216 88 101 85 107 122 135 149 147 146 176 206 208 156 134 107 95 40 12 2 -
Slovaks F 2,537 68 80 77 103 105 147 158 142 155 186 214 233 235 165 148 166 106 41 6 2
Slovenians ALL 10,517 87 72 99 125 166 248 377 399 522 703 831 1,149 1,337 960 1,042 983 865 425 99 28
Slovenians M 3,346 52 34 45 63 78 97 145 154 155 214 271 402 445 325 304 245 199 97 17 4
Slovenians F 7,171 35 38 54 62 88 151 232 245 367 489 560 747 892 635 738 738 666 328 82 24
Serbs ALL 186,633 4,225 3,964 4,035 4,659 6,381 8,938 9,442 8,304 8,579 11,613 15,926 19,632 20,749 12,063 18,345 16,040 9,436 3,475 718 109
Serbs M 91,139 2,174 2,034 2,092 2,396 3,446 4,882 5,275 4,515 4,373 5,741 7,827 9,802 9,972 5,753 8,660 7,076 3,757 1,132 208 24
Serbs F 95,494 2,051 1,930 1,943 2,263 2,935 4,056 4,167 3,789 4,206 5,872 8,099 9,830 10,777 6,310 9,685 8,964 5,679 2,343 510 85
Italians ALL 17,807 531 500 554 617 690 921 1,077 1,072 995 1,133 1,355 1,446 1,464 1,216 1,451 1,321 897 436 105 26
Italians M 8,370 273 266 273 296 340 433 522 555 520 600 712 723 728 550 591 570 254 129 27 8
Italians F 9,437 258 234 281 321 350 488 555 517 475 533 643 723 736 666 860 751 643 307 78 18
Turks ALL 367 29 20 20 12 31 33 30 25 33 32 28 22 15 7 16 6 7 1 - -
Turks M 216 17 11 11 4 12 22 17 14 16 19 21 12 12 5 12 4 6 1 - -
Turks F 151 12 9 9 8 19 11 13 11 17 13 7 10 3 2 4 2 1 - - -
Ukrainians ALL 1,878 34 32 54 64 99 101 139 139 165 178 155 170 132 120 116 81 61 35 2 1
Ukrainians M 741 18 17 27 26 52 39 52 36 43 67 71 72 55 50 47 39 25 5 - -
Ukrainians F 1,137 16 15 27 38 47 62 87 103 122 111 84 98 77 70 69 42 36 30 2 1
Vlachs ALL 29 - - - - - - 3 1 - 5 3 5 5 2 2 2 1 - - -
Vlachs M 20 - - - - - - 3 1 - 4 1 3 4 2 1 1 - - - -
Vlachs F 9 - - - - - - - - - 1 2 2 1 - 1 1 1 - - -
Jews ALL 509 14 9 10 7 11 24 45 37 30 29 30 49 75 27 29 23 31 19 8 2
Jews M 260 6 5 6 2 6 10 21 21 17 19 13 35 41 16 7 12 12 6 3 2
Jews F 249 8 4 4 5 5 14 24 16 13 10 17 14 34 11 22 11 19 13 5 -
Other ALL 8,052 338 303 276 250 472 657 763 688 671 717 686 621 594 380 308 193 87 41 6 1
Other M 4,202 185 145 147 134 248 334 380 331 319 390 398 330 319 216 177 94 38 16 - 1
Other F 3,850 153 158 129 116 224 323 383 357 352 327 288 291 275 164 131 99 49 25 6 -
Regional affiliation ALL 27,225 595 596 702 966 1,306 1,465 1,482 1,383 1,407 1,751 2,289 2,720 2,606 1,870 2,372 1,802 1,209 547 134 23
Regional affiliation M 13,784 294 285 360 529 775 866 910 781 769 947 1,174 1,443 1,390 896 1,029 729 410 160 33 4
Regional affiliation F 13,441 301 311 342 437 531 599 572 602 638 804 1,115 1,277 1,216 974 1,343 1,073 799 387 101 19
Declared themselves in terms of religious affiliation ALL 10,182 416 364 433 430 562 688 663 623 716 958 947 915 763 460 546 413 205 70 8 2
Declared themselves in terms of religious affiliation M 4,923 203 180 218 221 275 337 345 281 336 480 441 445 382 223 262 192 79 20 3 -
Declared themselves in terms of religious affiliation F 5,259 213 184 215 209 287 351 318 342 380 478 506 470 381 237 284 221 126 50 5 2
Unallocated ALL 731 17 12 12 24 55 82 85 82 53 67 66 59 37 20 23 20 10 6 1 -
Unallocated M 449 7 7 6 12 34 51 55 64 31 38 37 42 22 11 9 12 7 3 1 -
Unallocated F 282 10 5 6 12 21 31 30 18 22 29 29 17 15 9 14 8 3 3 - -
Do not declare ALL 26,763 1,684 1,241 1,070 1,192 1,732 2,007 1,961 1,739 1,713 2,137 2,326 2,403 1,957 914 1,065 806 549 209 51 7
Do not declare M 12,584 848 649 547 581 850 969 1,016 885 780 905 1,003 1,078 873 422 502 360 215 72 26 3
Do not declare F 14,179 836 592 523 611 882 1,038 945 854 933 1,232 1,323 1,325 1,084 492 563 446 334 137 25 4
Unknown ALL 8,877 386 290 362 378 328 430 420 374 420 521 591 664 599 437 592 634 678 525 190 58
Unknown M 4,240 205 166 212 213 160 248 242 234 252 284 352 368 319 217 240 193 191 106 33 5
Unknown F 4,637 181 124 150 165 168 182 178 140 168 237 239 296 280 220 352 441 487 419 157 53
Croatia is according to its state organization as republic with a democratic elected parliament (Croatian Parliament), which is the most representative body of citizens.
The President of the Republic is the head of state.
Croatian Parliament is a representative body of citizens and holder of legislative authority in the Republic of Croatia. There are at least 100 and up to 160 representatives who, on the basis of universal and equal electoral rights, are elected directly by secret voting.
Representatives are elected in Croatian Parliament for four years, have no mandatory mandate and have immunity of inviolability. The current, ninth convocation of Croatian Parliament was constituted on October 14. 2016, on the basis of the election results for parliamentarians in the Croatian Parliament, held on 11 September 2016 in twelve constituencies. Based on the votes of citizens in Parliament, are elected 151 representatives.
President of Republic of Croatia represents Republic of Croatia in the country and abroad, cares about regular and coordinated activities and the stability of state government, and is responsible for defense of independence and territorial integration of Republic Croatia.
The current President of the Republic of Croatia is Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
Ministry of Croatian Veterans
Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds
Ministry of State Property
Ministry of Demographics, Family, Youth and Social Policy
Ministry of Economic, Entrepreneurship and Crafts
Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
Ministry of Labor and Pension System
Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy
Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning
Ministry of Science and Education
Croatia's economy has been developing lately, thanks to the increased revenues generated by agriculture, food, pharmaceutical, textile, chemical and petroleum industry, construction, trade, shipbuilding, maritime affairs and tourism.
Gross Domestic Product of Croatia was estimated at 89,76 milliard USD or 20.873 USD per capita. Croatia's exports in 2016 amounted 92,5 billion HRK, while imports amounted 148,3 billion HRK.
Foreign trade deficit in 2016 amounted 55.5 billion HRK and it grew for 4,7% compared to 2015. Tourism has been of great importance for Croatia in recent years because it is increasingly becoming one of the most popular tourist destinations for tourists around the world.
Table 1. Export / import in 2016
Export / import in 2016
Value in kn Value in euros
ALBANIA Export 350458406 46539200
Import 36874547 4895127
AUSTRIA Export 5953810407 790529103
Import 11812832094 1567869753
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Export 8434952160 1119989664
Import 4314954059 572900624
MONTENEGRO Export 1053484541 139957368
CZECH REPUBLIC Export 1336025780 177427722
FRANCE Export 2189878360 290738211
GREECE Export 398016437 52811434
Import 730272496 96805233
ITALY Export 12707296311 1687192426
HUNGARY Export 3544742613 471163531
MACEDONIA Export 915676281 121574661
PORTUGAL Export 381856734 50721481
SLOVENIA Export 11611368073 1541784510
SERBIA Export 3928731840 521431938
SPAIN Export 1495488981 198548673
SWEDEN Export 941145086 125264672
Import 982369325 130390915
SWITZERLAND Export 986256350 130923768
Over the last few years, all branches of the economy in Croatia are gradually evolving. When it comes to this segment in particular, whole trade, especially retail, plays an important part in the economic picture of Croatia.
According to the criterion of share in the total number of registered legal entities, the trade operates with 28.1% of economic entities. This percentage means that it employs around 22.1% of the total number of employees, and the share of trade in GDP is about 10%.
Consumers are protected by laws, and merchants are secured with favorable operating conditions. An important segment of the market in Croatia is internet purchase, i.e. sales, which reduced operating costs, and the market spread rapidly throughout Europe and the world.
Unique European Union market have recognized numerous companies in Croatia, as well as consumers. Entrepreneurs have the equal opportunities to develop their activities to the satisfaction of both, them and their customers.
Table 1. Total turnover of retail trade
In Croatia by the end of 2016 there were 0,3% less employed in industry, than in November, and compared with December 2015, total number of employees in this sector decreased by 0,5%. Total labor productivity increased by 5,7%.
Manufacturing industry in Croatia employs 91% of total number of employees in industry. The leading industry branches are food, beverage and tobacco production, followed by the chemical and petroleum industry.
When it comes to export, it is usually related to refining of petroleum products (11.8%), motor vehicles (11.2%), chemical products (8.3%), food production (8.1%), electrical equipment, construction (6.2% %), finished metal products (6.1%), pharmaceuticals (4.8%), clothing (2.9%), wood and wood products (3.4%).
Table 1. The index of industrial production in 2016
The index of industrial production in 2016
total industry 97.7 97.8 97.9 97.9 97.9 98 98.4 99.2 100.4 101.8 103.3 104.7
energy 84.6 84.7 85.2 86.1 86.8 87.1 87.1 86.7 86.2 99.8 99.6 99.6
Mining and quarrying 77.7 77.8 77.8 77.8 77.7 77.5 77 76.2 75.2 74.1 73.2 72.6
Manufacturing industry 100.7 100.8 100.9 100.9 100.8 100.8 101.1 101.8 103.1 104.6 106.1 107.4
Manufacture of food products 108.2 108 107.9 108.1 108.2 108.2 108.1 107.8 107.5 107.5 107.8 108.4
Manufacture of beverages 101.9 101.5 101.1 100.6 100.3 100.1 100.1 100.3 100.6 100.9 101.2 101.5
Manufacture of tobacco products 65.7 65.3 64.5 63.5 62.3 61.2 60.2 59.5 59.1 59 59.2 59.7
Manufacture of textiles 88.8 89.7 90.4 90.8 90.7 90.2 89.6 89.1 88.8 88.7 88.8 88.9
Manufacture of wearing apparel 83.6 82.1 80.4 78.9 77.7 76.7 76.1 76 76.3 76.6 76.9 76.9
Manufacture of leather and related products 136.4 134.8 132.9 131 129.8 129.8 131.2 134.1 137.8 141.5 144.5 146.3
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 61 59.6 63.1 69.7 75.9 80.4 83.9 88.4 96.2 107.1 118.7 127.7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 120.6 119.4 118.2 117.5 117.4 117.2 116.4 114.8 112.4 109.8 107.3 105.1
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 134.2 135.1 135.9 136.8 137.8 139 140.3 141.9 143.6 145.2 146.8 148.3
Manufacture of rubber and plastic 143.1 145.4 146.7 147.3 147.5 147.4 147.2 147 147 147.2 147.9 149
Manufacture of metals 73.1 70.8 69.4 68.9 68.9 69.1 69.9 71.4 73.2 74.9 76.2 76.9
Manufacture of electrical equipment 80.4 83.2 84.6 85.3 85.4 85.7 86.8 88.3 89.5 89.9 89.2 87.8
Production of machinery and equipment, d. n. 101.1 101.6 102.3 103.3 104.6 105.9 107.1 108.2 108.9 109.3 109.4 109.3
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 126.4 131.8 139.8 148.4 154.6 155.7 152.1 146.4 141.7 140.1 142 146.9
Manufacture of furniture 102.9 104 105 105.4 105.3 104.8 104.5 104.8 105.8 107.1 134.8 135.3
Coverage of import by export in Croatia at the end of 2016 was 62,6%, and during 2016 Croatian's goods export increased by 6,9% amounting 12,32 billion EUR. Import rose to almost 19,7 billion EUR, which is growth of 6,5%.
Foreign trade deficit expressed in EUR in 2016 amounted 7,36 billion EUR. Most important foreign trade partners are members of European Union, which account 66,4% of total goods exports, but also more than 77,2% of import. Last year, export to this countries amounted 8,2 billion EUR, while import amounted 15,2 billion EUR.
Croatia sells the largest goods exchange with Germany, Italy and Slovenia.
Largest growth in goods exports was achieved by the pharmaceutical industry by 56.4%, 895,3 million EUR, and significantly, for 29,2% grow export of motor vehicle industry, trailer and semi-trailers industry grew to 452.9 million EUR, as wwll as finished metal products, except machinery and equipment, which were exported 21,25% more, in amount of 936,4 million EUR.
Most significant drop in exports was recorded in other transport equipment, including inshore and shipbuilding, by 39.8%, 293,2 million EUR.
Table 1. Foreign trade of Croatia with foreign countries in 2014
Exports expressed in euros
Import expressed in euros
Total 764 304 1 279 082
January 761 536 1 252 755
February 829 880 1 451 377
March 825 121 1 551 828
April 859 965 1 464 472
May 856 942 1 495 302
June 976 987 1 616 734
July 770 902 1 295 594
August 968 157 1 599 371
September 921 337 1 493 845
October 922 490 1 360 293
November 911 160 1 268 753
December 10 368 782 17 129 405
Croatia has a number of advantages because of which it is attractive to potential investors. One of certainly is its geographical position along the Adriatic Sea, then a quality infrastructure, increasing investments in transport, telecommunications and tourism. The government determined to increase its investments in Croatia and is therefore working to improve the overall investment climate.
One of major measures that government has imposed is equal treatment of Croatian citizens and foreigners, low administrative fees and laws protecting intellectual property.
According to the data from 2015, in first quarter of this year, from abroad to Croatia in total was invested 393,4 million EUR, which is 112,5 million EUR more than in the same period of 2014 (280,9 million EUR).
The most significant investors are the Netherlands (145,5 million EUR), Austria (80,4 million EUR), Italy (36,7 million EUR), Ireland (27,1 million EUR) and Germany (24,4 million EUR).
The same data confirm that the largest amount was invested in financial intermediation (total 205 million EUR), followed by the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (6,.9 million EUR) and real estate transactions (43,6 million EUR).
Croatia has great potential for energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.
Own energy supply in 2013 amounted to 54.3%, which is more than 12.4% from 2012. Total energy consumption in 2013 increased by 4.1% compared to the previous year.
Energy intensity in Croatia in relation to energy intensity in European Union was higher by 15.2%. The total electricity production amounted to 13.431,1 GWh, of which renewable energy sources, including large hydro power plants, produced about 65,2%.
The share of large hydro power plants is 60,3%, while the share of other renewable sources (small hydro, wind energy, biomass, biogas and photovoltaic systems) was 4,9% of electricity.
In total consumption, electricity produced from renewable energy sources accounted for 48,2%. (Large hydroelectric power plants 44,6%, other degradable sources 3,6%.)
Transport in Croatia is adapted to the different needs of passengers. From airports, railway lines, highways to the ferry lines.
Over Zagreb through Slovenia go roads and rail lines to Austria, and along river Sava go lines to B&H and Serbia.
Of all the European Union countries, Croatia is the fourth best by number of kilometers of motorway per million of residents (293,3 km). but also fifth most beautiful by rail infrastructure (3,10 km).
Airports in Croatia:
Sea Ports in Croatia:
Agriculture accounts for about 7% of Croatia's total GDP. The highest number of agricultural and food products is exported to B&H, Italy and Slovenia, while the coverage of exported imports is 63%.
Croatia's most important products are wheat, cigarettes and tuna. When it comes to vegetables, Croatia produces the most onions, tomatoes and cabbage, and most of the fruits are mandarins, apples, plums, peaches and nectarines.
Croatia has more than 140,000 farmers, of which only 1,6% are processing more than 20 hectares of land. Most of them produce production on areas of less than two hectares.
Table 1. Price indices of agricultural products
Price indices of agricultural products
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, including fruit and vegetables (TOTAL) 102.3
PLANT PRODUCTS, including fruit and vegetables 100
CORN 86.1
INDUSTRIAL CROPS 107.8
FOODER CROPS 112.6
VEGETABLES, FLOWERS AND PLANTS 100.1
Vegetables 86.7
POTATOES (including seed) 93.2
FRUITS 88
Olive oil 122.7
LIVESTOCK, POULTRY AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS 105.2
Cattle 115.4
Pigs 100
Horses 120.4
Sheeps and goats 103.5
Poultry 98
Milk 107.3
Eggs, consumer 112.1
Tourism in Croatia has recorded 16,3 million tourist arrivals in 2016, or 91 million overnight stays, which is about 11 million more nights than in 2015.
In last year, most of the overnight stays have been realized in Dubrovnik, Rovinj, Poreč, Medulin and Umag. Of total number, most tourists were from Germany, Slovenia, Austria, Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic.
When it comes to the segment of accommodation, most of overnight realized tourist from Germany and Slovenia, and in camps were mostly tourists from Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.
Total revenues in 2016 exceeded 8 billion EUR. Aim is to double this number by 2020, by investing another 800 million EUR in tourism that will lead to 17,5 million foreign tourists or 17 billion dollar in revenue.
Croatia abounds in numerous natural beauties, islands, national parks, nature parks…
Compared to others, the biggest advantage of Croatia is the Adriatic Sea and a mild Mediterranean climate, with warm summer and mild winters, which greatly contributes to the development of tourism in this area. The most popular months for tourists are July and August.
The tourist offer is year after year richer and consists of nautical, excursion, diving, cultural, rural, religious, health, hunting or fishing tourism.
Table 1. Arrivals and overnight stays of domestic and foreign tourists
Arrivals and overnight stays of domestic and foreign tourists
Total domestic foreign
tourist arrivals overnight stays tourist arrivals overnight stays tourist arrivals overnight stays
Total 13128416 66483948 1505455 5160376 11622961 61323572
January 124105 311790 63570 161032 60535 150758
February 143180 319693 66201 151207 76979 168486
March 241823 555711 85989 195887 155834 359824
April 642150 1737616 117996 273747 524154 1463869
May 1039816 3319560 158384 401056 881432 2918504
June 1832442 8708442 160483 537709 1671959 8170733
July 2945798 18401984 201116 1073001 2744682 17328983
August 3613735 22499225 235091 1338684 3378644 21160541
September 1467872 7840157 130747 404835 1337125 7435322
October 658857 1876270 119053 268546 539804 1607724
November 224472 488482 90466 195587 134006 292895
December 194166 425018 76359 159085 117807 265933
ENTERPRISES BY CLASSES
Public debt of Bosnia and Herzegovina