Croatia Balance of Trade

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

-1,500

Units In

HRK Million

-1,368.52

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 09, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
502.62 Aug 1993	-11,353.99 Oct 2022	-3,830.52 HRK Million	1993-2025	Croatian Bureau of Statistics

After the loss of the Yugoslav and Comecon markets, trade still plays a major role in Croatia's economic output. Croatia is mostly an exporter of transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs and fuels. On the other hand, Croatian is an importer of machinery, transport and electrical equipment, fuels and lubricans and foodstuffs. Croatia's main trading partners are Italy, Germany, Russia, China, Slovenia and Austria. The European Union as a whole is Croatia's most important trading partner.

Latest Updates

Croatia’s trade deficit rose slightly to EUR 1.5 billion in February 2025 from EUR 1.4 billion in the corresponding month a year earlier, according to preliminary data. Considering January to February, the country’s trade deficit widened to EUR 2.9 billion from EUR 2.7 billion in the same period last year. Exports increased 9.5% year-on-year to EUR 4 billion, driven by higher sales to non-EU countries (14.1%) and EU member states (7.3%). Meanwhile, imports grew 8.6% to EUR 6.8 billion, amid increased purchases from non-EU countries (37.2%) and EU member states (2.2%).