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Imports (% of GDP) — Croatia

Imports (% of GDP) in Croatia in 2025 — 53.01%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 138. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 17.52 pp.

2025 53.01% −1.76 pp vs 2024
World rank 52of 138
Period maximum 65.9%2022
Period minimum 35.5%1995

Trend over time

1995–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Croatia, 1995–20253040506070199519982001200420072010201320162019202220251995: 35.5%1996: 36.75%1997: 43.84%1998: 35.85%1999: 36.13%2000: 39.51%2001: 42.3%2002: 45.27%2003: 45.9%2004: 45.08%2005: 45.09%2006: 45.97%2007: 45.8%2008: 46.1%2009: 37.6%2010: 37.14%2011: 39.73%2012: 40.3%2013: 41.45%2014: 42.8%2015: 45.22%2016: 45.52%2017: 48.33%2018: 49.97%2019: 50.9%2020: 48.27%2021: 52.54%2022: 65.9%2023: 54.71%2024: 54.77%2025: 53.01%
Change over the period: +17.52 pp Annual average: 0.58 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Croatia

Croatia 53.01%
World 28.5%
Europe & Central Asia 41.01%
Southern Europe computed 35.09%
Imports (% of GDP) — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 53.01 −1.76 pp
2024 54.77 +0.06 pp
2023 54.71 −11.19 pp
2022 65.9 +13.36 pp
2021 52.54 +4.27 pp
2020 48.27 −2.64 pp
2019 50.9 +0.93 pp
2018 49.97 +1.65 pp
2017 48.33 +2.81 pp
2016 45.52 +0.3 pp
2015 45.22 +2.42 pp
2014 42.8 +1.35 pp
2013 41.45 +1.14 pp
2012 40.3 +0.57 pp
2011 39.73 +2.59 pp
2010 37.14 −0.46 pp
2009 37.6 −8.5 pp
2008 46.1 +0.31 pp
2007 45.8 −0.18 pp
2006 45.97 +0.88 pp
2005 45.09 +0.01 pp
2004 45.08 −0.81 pp
2003 45.9 +0.63 pp
2002 45.27 +2.97 pp
2001 42.3 +2.79 pp
2000 39.51 +3.38 pp
1999 36.13 +0.28 pp
1998 35.85 −7.99 pp
1997 43.84 +7.1 pp
1996 36.75 +1.25 pp
1995 35.5 —

Southern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MT Malta 99.9 XK Kosovo 74.24 MK North Macedonia 73.39 SI Slovenia 73.28 ME Montenegro 65.71 RS Serbia 58.61 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.12 HR Croatia 53.01 GR Greece 43.99 PT Portugal 42.74 AL Albania 42.52 ES Spain 32.81 IT Italy 30.3
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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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