Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Croatia

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Croatia in 2025 — 75.19%. Ranked 54 in the world out of 189. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 10.46 pp.

2025 75.19% −3.29 pp vs 2024
World rank 54of 189
Period maximum 98.45%2022
Period minimum 49.41%1998

Trend over time

1992–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Croatia, 1992–20254060801001992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 85.65%1993: 76.19%1994: 63%1995: 52.12%1996: 51.45%1997: 54.11%1998: 49.41%1999: 50.9%2000: 55.66%2001: 59.88%2002: 58.36%2003: 57.87%2004: 58.9%2005: 60.86%2006: 64.21%2007: 64.02%2008: 65.49%2009: 50.59%2010: 54.04%2011: 57.25%2012: 57.7%2013: 57.95%2014: 61.48%2015: 65.68%2016: 67.84%2017: 72.8%2018: 73.95%2019: 73.76%2020: 75.95%2021: 81.74%2022: 98.45%2023: 79.9%2024: 78.48%2025: 75.19%
Change over the period: −10.46 pp Annual average: -0.32 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Croatia 75.19%
World 43.89%
Southern Europe computed 57.41%
High-income countries computed 44.15%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 75.19 −3.29 pp
2024 78.48 −1.42 pp
2023 79.9 −18.55 pp
2022 98.45 +16.7 pp
2021 81.74 +5.79 pp
2020 75.95 +2.19 pp
2019 73.76 −0.19 pp
2018 73.95 +1.16 pp
2017 72.8 +4.96 pp
2016 67.84 +2.16 pp
2015 65.68 +4.2 pp
2014 61.48 +3.53 pp
2013 57.95 +0.25 pp
2012 57.7 +0.45 pp
2011 57.25 +3.2 pp
2010 54.04 +3.45 pp
2009 50.59 −14.89 pp
2008 65.49 +1.47 pp
2007 64.02 −0.19 pp
2006 64.21 +3.35 pp
2005 60.86 +1.96 pp
2004 58.9 +1.03 pp
2003 57.87 −0.5 pp
2002 58.36 −1.52 pp
2001 59.88 +4.23 pp
2000 55.66 +4.76 pp
1999 50.9 +1.48 pp
1998 49.41 −4.7 pp
1997 54.11 +2.66 pp
1996 51.45 −0.67 pp
1995 52.12 −10.88 pp
1994 63 −13.2 pp
1993 76.19 −9.46 pp
1992 85.65

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

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