GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT FOR REPUBLIC OF CROATIA,
HR_NUTS 2021. – HR NUTS 2 AND COUNTIES, 2020

The Croatian Bureau of Statistics presents data on the gross domestic product (GDP) for the Republic of Croatia, according to the HR_NUTS 2021. – HR NUTS 2 and at the level of counties, by economic activities for 2020.

The time series of data on GDP for the Republic of Croatia according to the HR_NUTS 2021. – HR NUTS 2 and at the level of counties have been revised for the period from 2000 to 2019.

The revised GDP data for the Republic of Croatia were published on 21 October 2022 in the First Release NR-2022-2-2 Annual Gross Domestic Product, 1995 – 2021, in which the revision is explained in the Notes on Methodology.

Data series for the period from 2012 to 2020 are available in the attached Excel tables. The data are available at current prices and per capita.

Data are presented according to the methodology of the European System of National and Regional Accounts (ESA 2010).

Regional GDP is an indicator of a region’s output and can therefore be used for measuring and comparing the degree of economic activity of different regions. The regional GDP is not a measure of regional wellbeing or regional income.

The GDP data for the Republic of Croatia, according to the HR_NUTS 2021. – HR NUTS 2 and at the level of counties, are based on the final annual GDP data.

The time series of the GDP data are presented according to the National Classification of Activities, 2007 version (NKD 2007.).

The population data at the level of the Republic of Croatia, according to the HR_NUTS 2021. – HR NUTS 2 and at the level of counties, are based on the Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011.

Detailed data can be downloaded on the link Statistics in Line.

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

The purpose of the statistical survey

The purpose of the statistical survey is to estimate the gross value added (GVA) and the gross domestic product (GDP) for the Republic of Croatia as well as according to the HR_NUTS 2021. – HR NUTS 2 and at the level of counties.

Sources and methods of data collection

Data sources for the calculation of GVA and GDP are the national accounts data, annual business statistics surveys, economic accounts for agriculture, annual data on persons in employment and earnings, annual data of the Croatian Institute for Pension Insurance on the number of insured persons and various other statistical data.

Coverage

The calculation covers all activities following the concept of the System of National Accounts (SNA 2008) and the European System of National and Regional Accounts (ESA 2010).

Definitions

Regional accounts are a subsystem of national accounts in which the Republic of Croatia, units according to the HR_NUTS 2021. – HR NUTS 2 and at the level of counties are the main objects of observation. The concepts used in the regional accounts are the same as those used in the national accounts.

GDP at market prices is the sum of values added by activities, including items at the level of the national economy that are not classified by activities, such as taxes on products less subsidies on products.

Other explanations

GVA and GDP for the Republic of Croatia, according to the HR_NUTS 2021. – HR NUTS 2 and at the level of counties are calculated by using the indirect method. The national GVA figures by activities were allocated according to the HR_NUTS 2021. – HR NUTS 2 and at the level of counties by applying adequate distribution keys.

GDP per capita in purchasing power standards (PPS) is an indicator that measures the economic development of EU's regions as a percentage of the EU average (EU-27 = 100). It shows how much a region is more or less developed than the average EU development or the general level of economic development of a particular region. It is expressed by the purchasing power standard, which is an artificial currency unit that eliminates the differences between price levels between countries.

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