Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Croatia: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 3.7% (2025), 71st of 180 in the world and 26th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 4.7% (2025), 67th of 209 in the world and 17th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Lending rate is 8.6% (2014).
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11 indicators
Prices & public finance: Croatia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 3.7%2025 | 71/180 | 26/49 | 4.6% | 1.0% | 0.2% | +4.2 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 4.7%2025 | 67/209 | 17/56 | 4.3% | 0.9% | 0.8% | +4.5 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 8.6%2014 | — | — | 12.1% | 10.4% | · | −3.2 ppsince 2004 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 8.4%2014 | — | — | 7.4% | 9.4% | · | +0.6 ppsince 2004 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 0.882025 | 180/210 | 34/57 | 8.28 | 5.50 | 6.61 | −87%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 21.2%2023 | 41/142 | 22/48 | 22.8% | 20.3% | 20.9% | +0.6 ppsince 2013 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 35.1%2023 | 29/142 | 23/48 | 40.1% | 34.7% | 39.2% | −0.1 ppsince 2013 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 38.1%2023 | 23/142 | 17/47 | 47.2% | 41.1% | 44.9% | −2.2 ppsince 2013 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 46.9%2024 | 76/169 | 29/48 | · | 69.2%2012 | 59.1% | −19.9 ppsince 2014 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 0.82025 | 154/165 | 44/49 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 9.2 | −89%since 2015 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.02%2025 | 63/156 | 26/47 | 3.02% | 1.67% | 1.70% | +0.3 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+4.2 pp3.7% in 2025
- Reserves, months of imports−89%0.8 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Croatia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Croatia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Croatia | Hungary | Serbia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Slovenia | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.7%2025 | 4.4%2025 | 3.9%2025 | 4.0%2025 | 2.4%2025 | 3.9%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 4.7%2025 | 6.3%2025 | 4.5%2025 | 3.0%2025 | 3.5%2025 | 4.0%2025 |
| Lending rate | 8.6%2014 | 8.0%2025 | 4.8%2010 | 4.1%2025 | — | 6.3%2025 |
| Real interest rate | 8.4%2014 | 1.6%2025 | -0.2%2010 | 1.1%2025 | — | 2.2%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 0.882025 | 353.142025 | 103.982025 | 1.742025 | 0.882025 | 0.892025 |
| Tax revenue | 21.2%2023 | 22.7%2024 | 23.9%2022 | 20.2%2024 | 21.0%2024 | — |
| Government revenue | 35.1%2023 | 37.9%2024 | 38.6%2022 | 37.6%2024 | 43.5%2024 | — |
| Government expense | 38.1%2023 | 42.4%2022 | 35.5%2022 | 35.3%2023 | 42.9%2023 | — |
| Private credit | 46.9%2024 | 32.4%2024 | 35.4%2025 | 50.5%2025 | 35.4%2024 | 45.3%2024 |