Main macroeconomic indicators are a brief and clear table overview of key annual macroeconomic indicators of the Croatian economy over a longer period.
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2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
| Area (square km) |
56.594 |
56.594 |
56.594 |
56.594 |
56.594 |
56.594 |
56.594 |
| Population (million) a |
4,238 |
4,204 |
4,174 |
4,125 |
4,088 |
4,065 |
4,047 |
| GDP (million HRK, current prices) b |
331.322 |
339.663 |
351.197 |
367.501 |
385.377 |
402.337 |
370.166 |
| GDP (million EUR, current prices) |
43.423 |
44.636 |
46.644 |
49.262 |
51.979 |
54.270 |
49.139 |
| GDP per capita (in EUR) |
10.246 |
10.618 |
11.174 |
11.942 |
12.716 |
13.350 |
12.141 |
| GDP - year-on-year rate of growth (in %, constant prices) |
-0,3 |
2,4 |
3,5 |
3,4 |
2,8 |
2,9 |
-8,4 |
| Average CPI year-on-year inflation rate |
-0,2 |
-0,5 |
-1,1 |
1,1 |
1,5 |
0,8 |
0,1 |
| Current account balance (million EUR) c |
111 |
1.461 |
1.003 |
1.691 |
935 |
1.520 |
-379 |
| Current account balance (as of % GDP) |
0,3 |
3,3 |
2,1 |
3,4 |
1,8 |
2,8 |
-0,8 |
| Exports of goods and services (as of % GDP) |
43,3 |
46,4 |
47,7 |
50,0 |
50,2 |
52,0 |
42,7 |
| Imports of goods and services (as of % GDP) |
43,7 |
46,1 |
46,5 |
49,3 |
51,0 |
52,2 |
49,7 |
| External debt (million EUR, end of year) c |
49.095 |
48.230 |
44.714 |
43.683 |
42.710 |
40.877 |
40.624 |
| External debt (as of % GDP) |
113,1 |
108,1 |
95,9 |
88,7 |
82,2 |
75,3 |
82,7 |
| External debt (as of % exports of goods and services) |
260,9 |
232,7 |
201,0 |
177,5 |
163,7 |
144,8 |
193,4 |
| External debt service (as % of exports of goods and services) d |
46,3 |
44,0 |
35,7 |
33,1 |
27,1 |
29,6 |
35,5 |
| Gross international reserves (million EUR, end of year) |
12.688 |
13.707 |
13.514 |
15.706 |
17.438 |
18.560 |
18.943 |
| Gross international reserves (in terms of months of imports of goods and services, end of year) |
8,0 |
8,0 |
7,5 |
7,8 |
7,9 |
7,9 |
9,3 |
| National currency: kuna (HRK) |
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| Exchange rate on 31 December (HRK : 1 EUR) |
7,6615 |
7,6350 |
7,5578 |
7,5136 |
7,4176 |
7,4426 |
7,5369 |
| Exchange rate on 31 December (HRK : 1 USD) |
6,3021 |
6,9918 |
7,1685 |
6,2697 |
6,4692 |
6,6499 |
6,1390 |
| Average exchange rate (HRK : 1 EUR) |
7,6300 |
7,6096 |
7,5294 |
7,4601 |
7,4141 |
7,4136 |
7,5331 |
| Average exchange rate (HRK : 1 USD) |
5,7493 |
6,8623 |
6,8037 |
6,6224 |
6,2784 |
6,6223 |
6,6108 |
| Consolidated general government net lending (+)/borrowing (-) (million HRK) e |
-18.346 |
-11.750 |
-3.303 |
2.956 |
962 |
1.589 |
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| Consolidated general government net lending (+)/borrowing (-) (as % of GDP) e |
-5,5 |
-3,5 |
-0,9 |
0,8 |
0,2 |
0,4 |
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| General government debt (as % of GDP) e |
84,8 |
84,3 |
80,8 |
77,6 |
74,3 |
72,8 |
89,1 |
| Unemployment rate (ILO, persons above 15 years of age) f |
17,3 |
16,2 |
13,1 |
11,2 |
8,4 |
6,6 |
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| Employment rate (ILO, persons above 15 years of age) f |
43,3 |
44,2 |
44,6 |
45,8 |
46,9 |
47,7 |
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a The population estimate of the Republic of Croatia for 2000 is based on the 2001 Census and that for the 2001 – 2019 period on the 2011 Census. Data for 2020 are preliminary.
b The GDP data are presented according to the ESA 2010 methodology. Data for 2019 and 2020 are preliminary.
c Balance of payments and external debt data are compiled in accordance with the methodology prescribed by the sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) and the new sector classification of institutional units in line with ESA 2010. Balance of payments and external debt data are based on the most recent available balance of payments data up to the fourth quarter of 2020 and data on the gross external debt position as at the end of January 2021.
d Includes principal payments on bonds, long-term trade credits and long-term loans (excluding liabilities to affiliated enterprises), as well as total interest payments (including FISIM), without interest payments on direct investment.
e Fiscal data is shown according to the ESA 2010 methodology.
f Data for the 2007 – 2013 period are revised and therefore no longer comparable to data for the 2000 – 2006 period.
Sources: CBS, MoF and CNB.
