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Croatia · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Croatia

Europe & Central Asia Capital Zagreb High income Nation age 1,101 years (since 925) i HRV · HR
NationsTree Index 2025 i65.844th of 196 Tree height 2025 i9.0 msee ranking Military strength i49percentile
Population i3.9 m130th of 217 Area i88,070 km²115th of 216 GDP i$105.06 bn73rd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$197.48 bn intl.80th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$50,946 intl.51st of 199 Life expectancy i78.9 years59th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i70
Strength · trunk i58
Quality of life · crown i73
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i64
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i56
CSV

In short

Croatia is 44th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 65.8 out of 100; its tree is 9.0 m tall.

It has 3.9 million people and an economy of $197.48 bn at purchasing power parity, 80th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Hospital beds (20th of 145) and Homicide rate (20th of 145).

Its weakest positions: CO₂ emissions per person (148th of 203), Inflation (110th of 180) and Government budget balance (107th of 192).

Over five years it fell from 39th to 44th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

42
Surface area ikm² 88,070 115th/216
Land area ikm² 55,960 124th/216
Population ipeople 3.9 m 130th/217
Population growth i% 0.26% 156th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 69.1 136th/216
Urban population i% 57.8% 135th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 13.7% 202nd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 23.6% 10th/217

Economy

58
GDP iUSD $105.06 bn 73rd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $197.48 bn 80th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $171.22 bn 80th/199
GDP per person iUSD $27,104 62nd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $50,946 51st/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $25,360 56th/201
GDP growth i% 3.4% 102nd/210
Inflation i% 3.7% 110th/180
Unemployment i% 5.0% 87th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 56.3% 104th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -3.0% 107th/192

Main industries

45
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 2.8% 129th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 19.0% 131st/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 10.1% 95th/192
Services i% of GDP 60.9% 79th/200

Trade

62
Exports of goods & services iUSD $50.40 bn 66th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $55.70 bn 66th/182
Exports i% of GDP 48.0% 56th/183
Imports i% of GDP 53.0% 73rd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 101.0% 62nd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 12.1% 43rd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 63.5% 51st/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 15.3% 90th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 4.4% 70th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 11.7% 57th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -3.5% 121st/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 2.8% 73rd/196

Natural resources

63
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.7% 124th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.28% 65th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.18% 53rd/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.22% 90th/209
Arable land i% of land area 15.2% 75th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 9,778 46th/183

Tourism

74
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 21.6 m 12th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $5.63 bn 28th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 23.4% 30th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 678,000 72nd/107

Society & health

78
Life expectancy iyears 78.9 59th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 5.6 46th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 3.91 32nd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 5.6 20th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 92% 86th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 95.7% 26th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 105.0% 41st/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 71.1%2014
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 37.7% 11th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.1% 81st/193
Adult literacy i% 98.2%2001
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 81.2% 23rd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.889 41st/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 30.1 25th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.3% 23rd/108

Infrastructure & digital

62
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 87.3% 67th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 74.7% 57th/144
Internet users i% of population 83.6% 88th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 122 83rd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 29.6 62nd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.00 54th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 2,617 46th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 1.7 m 85th/161

Environment & energy

54
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 4.83 148th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 34.1% 73rd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 15.8 89th/200
Forest area i% of land area 34.8% 96th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,233 53rd/149

Institutions & safety

71
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 68.1 52nd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 50.6 86th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 65.6 76th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 77.6 67th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 63.0 59th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 71.3 55th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.7 20th/145

Military

54
Military expenditure iUSD $2.10 bn 65th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.0% 63rd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.1% 104th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 20,000 106th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.17% 58th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 141.0 m 43rd/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 53.0 m 33rd/65

Science & innovation

62
R&D spending i% of GDP 1.39% 33rd/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 62 80th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 5,504 55th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Kingdom of Croatia under Tomislav (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Croatia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/croatia. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Croatia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/croatia. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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