Expense in Croatia
Croatia: Expense was 38.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Expense in Croatia, 1991–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, expense in Croatia stood at 38.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Croatia peaked at 50.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1993.
That places Croatia 24th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.5% | 34.0% | 50.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 36.3% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 38.3% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 37.8% | 44.9% | 4 |
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- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.33 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 16.07 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 18.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -980.39 million current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 23,733 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 25,360 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 91.99 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Croatia?
- Expense in Croatia was 38.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1993.
- How does Croatia rank for expense?
- Croatia ranks 24th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.