First Release

Year: LX.
Zagreb, 09 January 2024
VT-2023-1-1/10
ISSN 1334-0557

FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA – Provisional Data January – October 2023 and January – November 2023

According to provisional data, from January to October 2023, total export of the Republic of Croatia amounted to 19.0 billion euro. At the same time, total import was 33.3 billion euro. Foreign trade deficit amounted to 14.3 billion euro.

In the period from January to October 2023, coverage of import by export was 56.9%.

According to the First Results, in the period from January to November 2023, total export of the Republic of Croatia amounted to 21.0 billion euro, while total import was 36.4 billion euro. Foreign trade deficit amounted to 15.4 billion euro.

According to the First Results, coverage of import by export was 57.7% in the period from January to November 2023.

Remark: From 1 January 2023, a new currency, the euro, was introduced in the Republic of Croatia. Values for periods before 1 January 2023 have been converted into euro at a fixed exchange rate (1 euro = 7.53450 kuna) and the data for 2022 in this First Release differ from those published in the First Release VT-2023-1-2.

G-1 FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS, OCTOBER 2022 – OCTOBER 2023

1 FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
    Export Import Balance of foreign trade in goods Coverage of import by export, %
Thousand euro Thousand US $ Thousand euro Thousand US $ Thousand euro Thousand US $
2022                                    
  I 1 493 587 1 693 397 2 570 127 2 914 112 -1 076 540 -1 220 716 58,1
  II 1 662 924 1 870 153 2 901 671 3 258 998 -1 238 746 -1 388 845 57,3
  III 1 963 530 2 210 178 3 762 537 4 230 512 -1 799 007 -2 020 334 52,2
  IV 1 850 980 2 040 464 3 468 477 3 824 503 -1 617 496 -1 784 039 53,4
  V 2 035 638 2 160 223 3 561 497 3 777 599 -1 525 859 -1 617 376 57,2
  VI 2 148 936 2 288 714 3 525 910 3 757 830 -1 376 974 -1 469 116 60,9
  VII 2 148 407 2 253 632 3 635 546 3 813 782 -1 487 139 -1 560 150 59,1
  VIII 1 879 173 1 925 049 3 882 197 3 978 264 -2 003 024 -2 053 216 48,4
  IX 2 489 267 2 489 045 3 825 807 3 825 322 -1 336 540 -1 336 277 65,1
  X 2 163 486 2 137 720 3 731 390 3 683 309 -1 567 904 -1 545 589 58,0
  XI 2 303 006 2 283 072 3 562 787 3 533 297 -1 259 780 -1 250 225 64,6
  XII 1 969 287 2 031 518 3 436 574 3 545 949 -1 467 287 -1 514 431 57,3
  I – XII 24 108 220 25 383 164 41 864 518 44 143 477 -17 756 298 -18 760 313 57,6
2023                     
  I 1 682 672 1 794 722 3 022 336 3 223 620 -1 339 663 -1 428 898 55,7
  II 1 779 803 1 928 054 3 175 613 3 440 129 -1 395 810 -1 512 075 56,0
  III 2 396 934 2 545 301 3 758 299 3 990 932 -1 361 366 -1 445 631 63,8
  IV 1 808 861 1 967 136 3 200 528 3 480 571 -1 391 667 -1 513 435 56,5
  V 1 921 236 2 109 708 3 555 468 3 904 253 -1 634 231 -1 794 545 54,0
  VI 1 922 116 2 053 395 3 501 701 3 740 732 -1 579 585 -1 687 336 54,9
  VII 1 843 797 2 003 471 3 359 273 3 650 181 -1 515 475 -1 646 711 54,9
  VIII 1 666 596 1 837 089 3 144 996 3 466 723 -1 478 400 -1 629 634 53,0
  IX 1 882 605 2 046 015 3 185 908 3 462 441 -1 303 303 -1 416 425 59,1
  X 2 063 037 2 185 580 3 411 924 3 614 587 -1 348 886 -1 429 006 60,5
  I – X 18 967 658 20 470 473 33 316 045 35 974 169 -14 348 387 -15 503 696 56,9

I FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, EURO

1 EXPORT AND IMPORT, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007

Thousand euro

      Export  Import
I ‒ X 2022 I ‒ X 2023 indices
I ‒ X 2023
I ‒ X 2022		 I ‒ X 2022 I ‒ X 2023 indices
I ‒ X 2023
I ‒ X 2022
    Total 19 835 928 18 967 658 95,6 34 865 158 33 316 045 95,6
A   Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1 189 377 1 033 740 86,9 858 277 1 033 254 120,4
B    Mining and quarrying 1 388 967 682 397 49,1 4 557 397 2 684 511 58,9
C    Manufacturing 15 615 309 16 198 106 103,7 27 309 879 28 587 542 104,7
  10 Manufacture of food products 1 474 278 1 663 503 112,8 2 781 416 3 202 433 115,1
  11 Manufacture of beverages 190 732 245 252 128,6 282 935 328 861 116,2
  12 Manufacture of tobacco products 165 883 218 517 131,7 188 990 206 605 109,3
  13 Manufacture of textiles 185 066 183 444 99,1 439 601 464 418 105,6
  14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 698 430 842 580 120,6 1 260 857 1 435 851 113,9
  15 Manufacture of leather and related products 391 696 405 498 103,5 588 145 665 425 113,1
  16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 1 025 051 834 534 81,4 455 338 438 400 96,3
  17 Manufacture of paper and paper products 402 503 356 596 88,6 682 853 625 809 91,6
  18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 2 130 1 703 80,0 3 409 2 729 80,1
  19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 1 381 119 979 403 70,9 2 468 230 2 120 682 85,9
  20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 995 130 1 049 452 105,5 2 568 075 2 430 112 94,6
  21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 868 010 900 434 103,7 1 455 077 1 533 171 105,4
  22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 636 773 603 924 94,8 1 242 563 1 213 634 97,7
  23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 617 808 681 828 110,4 595 821 635 399 106,6
  24 Manufacture of basic metals 896 189 766 322 85,5 2 379 256 1 940 384 81,6
  25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 1 202 249 1 188 406 98,8 1 079 085 1 133 441 105,0
  26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 512 845 481 106 93,8 1 597 477 1 665 213 104,2
  27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 1 465 381 1 673 215 114,2 1 612 584 1 768 275 109,7
  28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n. e. c. 1 044 593 1 238 869 118,6 2 146 329 2 392 159 111,5
  29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 534 570 636 287 119,0 1 865 125 2 518 946 135,1
  30 Manufacture of other transport equipment 453 797 765 163 168,6 536 730 700 091 130,4
  31 Manufacture of furniture 272 654 260 442 95,5 407 138 446 371 109,6
  32 Other manufacturing 198 421 221 626 111,7 672 845 719 133 106,9
D   Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1 102 771 648 896 58,8 1 854 673 763 467 41,2
E   Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 418 568 293 318 70,1 220 290 175 574 79,7
J   Information and communication 69 273 66 941 96,6 62 384 67 535 108,3
M   Professional, scientific and technical activities 6 48 759,2 62 117 188,4
R   Arts, entertainment and recreation 573 765 133,7 345 2 030 587,9
    Not classified 51 084 43 447 85,1 1 850 2 015 109,0

2 EXPORT AND IMPORT, ACCORDING TO SITC SECTIONS

Thousand euro

        Export Import
I ‒ X 2022 I ‒ X 2023 indices
I ‒ X 2023
I ‒ X 2022		 I ‒ X 2022 I ‒ X 2023 indices
I ‒ X 2023
I ‒ X 2022
  Total 19 835 928 18 967 658 95,6 34 865 158 33 316 045 95,6
0 Food and live animals 2 210 342 2 343 577 106,0 3 207 660 3 864 484 120,5
1 Beverages and tobacco 337 431 440 824 130,6 479 571 543 932 113,4
2 Crude materials, except fuels 1 516 300 1 226 204 80,9 684 246 584 919 85,5
3 Mineral fuels and lubricants 3 802 143 2 240 318 58,9 8 960 662 5 553 321 62,0
4 Animal and vegetable oils and fats 133 792 79 116 59,1 199 386 149 049 74,8
5 Chemical products 2 119 170 2 186 712 103,2 4 310 470 4 330 435 100,5
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 3 264 241 3 193 082 97,8 5 563 637 5 267 676 94,7
7 Machinery and transport equipment 3 915 651 4 686 376 119,7 7 386 233 8 639 175 117,0
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2 367 280 2 474 633 104,5 3 847 285 4 242 555 110,3
9 Commodities and transactions, n. e. s. 118 493 53 369 45,0 224 158 138 483 61,8
  Not classified 51 084 43 447 85,1 1 850 2 015 109,0

3 EXPORT AND IMPORT, ACCORDING TO ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTRIES

Thousand euro

   Export Import
I ‒ X 2022 I ‒ X 2023 indices
I ‒ X 2023
I ‒ X 2022		 I ‒ X 2022 I ‒ X 2023 indices
I ‒ X 2023
I ‒ X 2022
Total 19 835 928 18 967 658 95,6 34 865 158 33 316 045 95,6
EU Member States 13 612 033 12 916 553 94,9 24 433 146 25 349 245 103,7
Austria 1 074 146 1 057 685 98,5 1 803 154 1 848 494 102,5
Belgium 185 890 203 005 109,2 564 934 585 902 103,7
Bulgaria 111 312 134 919 121,2 346 113 279 697 80,8
Cyprus 48 357 29 335 60,7 10 766 13 007 120,8
Czech Republic 292 374 319 452 109,3 662 205 748 252 113,0
Denmark 104 409 140 328 134,4 182 452 208 940 114,5
Estonia 16 790 19 514 116,2 14 795 15 946 107,8
Finland 39 304 31 741 80,8 53 574 58 726 109,6
France 481 339 478 715 99,5 747 849 887 939 118,7
Greece 120 534 117 965 97,9 269 698 245 262 90,9
Ireland 55 497 48 936 88,2 87 068 81 149 93,2
Italy 2 473 383 2 316 034 93,6 4 640 320 4 806 774 103,6
Latvia 21 855 16 268 74,4 15 161 15 214 100,3
Lithuania 64 312 69 330 107,8 62 914 57 082 90,7
Luxembourg 15 231 9 117 59,9 12 336 11 434 92,7
Hungary 2 148 269 1 277 677 59,5 2 618 785 2 127 268 81,2
Malta 43 653 289 557 663,3 14 388 85 462 594,0
Netherlands 262 253 305 102 116,3 1 151 072 1 288 862 112,0
Germany 2 293 782 2 347 510 102,3 4 271 528 4 690 928 109,8
Poland 417 082 473 914 113,6 1 202 514 1 296 514 107,8
Portugal 66 825 64 075 95,9 47 356 46 491 98,2
Romania 294 435 292 531 99,4 367 531 424 696 115,6
Northern Ireland 2 266 2 689 118,6 6 076 7 463 122,8
Slovakia 208 720 218 443 104,7 700 182 647 223 92,4
Slovenia 2 241 901 2 147 606 95,8 3 762 654 3 808 759 101,2
Spain 339 808 325 731 95,9 609 601 815 283 133,7
Sweden 180 676 172 169 95,3 208 006 246 408 118,5
Not classified 7 629 7 206 94,5 113 73 64,6
EFTA countries 331 562 329 094 99,3 182 700 195 585 107,1
Iceland 2 374 3 441 144,9 50 81 162,2
Liechtenstein 22 435 18 665 83,2 98 172 176,2
Norway 77 498 56 944 73,5 20 131 20 122 100,0
Switzerland 229 255 250 045 109,1 162 421 175 210 107,9
CEFTA countries 3 832 881 3 625 439 94,6 2 583 405 2 151 096 83,3
Albania 100 749 79 680 79,1 39 779 24 108 60,6
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 101 099 1 903 482 90,6 1 190 152 1 097 710 92,2
Montenegro 258 383 289 751 112,1 7 080 6 589 93,1
Kosovo 111 804 139 803 125,0 9 616 9 836 102,3
Moldova 4 398 3 735 84,9 4 835 9 894 204,6
North Macedonia 133 476 157 242 117,8 102 033 109 326 107,1
Serbia 1 122 972 1 051 748 93,7 1 229 910 893 633 72,7
OPEC countries 156 253 140 336 89,8 67 786 170 360 251,3
Algeria 5 535 5 884 106,3 16 231 17 141 105,6
Angola 3 481 4 448 127,8 - - -
Equatorial Guinea 208 332 159,8 - - -
Gabon 1 012 1 044 103,2 107 116 107,6
Iraq 3 247 9 816 302,3 554 246 44,4
Iran, Islamic Republic of 4 492 3 907 87,0 5 410 4 054 74,9
Congo 932 2 010 215,6 - 71 422 -
Kuwait 8 427 6 631 78,7 92 6 6,6
Libya 8 217 4 919 59,9 2 387 - -
Nigeria 1 336 8 788 657,6 15 257 68 030 445,9
Saudi Arabia 62 867 45 044 71,6 12 462 5 049 40,5
United Arab Emirates 56 474 46 991 83,2 15 221 4 067 26,7
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 24 522 1) 65 229 352,7
Other countries in Europe 732 091 719 624 98,3 1 151 357 809 404 70,3
Belarus 11 036 7 477 67,8 2 685 578 21,5
Russian Federation 144 224 192 408 133,4 457 980 51 871 11,3
Turkey 279 935 251 339 89,8 534 005 570 186 106,8
United Kingdom 185 976 198 384 106,7 96 039 106 450 110,8
Ukraine 64 403 68 076 105,7 56 793 79 364 139,7
Other countries 46 517 1 940 4,2 3 854 955 24,8
Other countries in Asia 393 213 364 705 92,8 3 215 002 3 028 499 94,2
Azerbaijan 7 056 2 985 42,3 1 173 022 699 373 59,6
Bangladesh 1 407 1 691 120,2 20 281 49 259 242,9
Philippines 3 160 1 527 48,3 1 667 3 423 205,4
Hong Kong, China 8 685 12 511 144,1 4 583 2 233 48,7
India 18 348 14 241 77,6 138 924 222 688 160,3
Indonesia 7 388 6 628 89,7 89 677 77 030 85,9
Israel 101 969 32 019 31,4 37 188 24 140 64,9
Japan 42 543 53 032 124,7 38 225 63 217 165,4
Qatar 12 471 4 187 33,6 227 928 1 962 0,9
Kazakhstan 15 478 40 716 263,1 70 823 29 873 42,2
China 73 531 63 736 86,7 1 157 667 1 074 681 92,8
Korea, Republic of 8 244 12 024 145,8 82 051 57 638 70,2
Lebanon 8 979 21 214 236,3 9 101 1)
Malaysia 2 111 4 389 207,9 16 005 17 473 109,2
Pakistan 3 747 5 161 137,7 18 597 14 865 79,9
Singapore 8 043 8 134 101,1 17 499 26 180 149,6
Thailand 4 819 4 129 85,7 14 930 17 520 117,4
Taiwan, China 9 719 10 065 103,6 29 293 33 670 114,9
Viet Nam 25 571 22 091 86,4 41 496 59 558 143,5
Other countries 29 943 44 224 147,7 35 138 553 615 1)
Other countries in Africa 198 130 165 533 83,5 187 741 287 522 153,1
Egypt 87 303 77 287 88,5 146 165 37 682 25,8
Ethiopia 1 630 2 254 138,3 6 203 5 704 92,0
South Africa 10 719 10 550 98,4 12 137 33 340 274,7
Morocco 66 431 35 104 52,8 6 352 7 432 117,0
Mozambique 19 53 283,8 6 020 191 152 1)
Tunisia 5 975 13 427 224,7 4 715 5 908 125,3
Other countries 26 054 26 857 103,1 6 148 6 304 102,5
Other countries in America 535 616 613 783 114,6 2 840 420 1 169 545 41,2
Argentina 8 903 1 462 16,4 10 034 10 446 104,1
Brazil 10 247 7 976 77,8 15 881 9 501 59,8
Canada 37 535 46 163 123,0 26 479 25 207 95,2
Mexico 8 741 59 967 686,0 56 254 19 649 34,9
United States 451 851 462 927 102,5 2 671 903 857 545 32,1
Other countries 18 339 35 288 192,4 59 869 247 197 412,9
Countries of Oceania 22 703 70 680 311,3 21 440 6 836 31,9
Australia 19 796 27 119 137,0 5 048 5 300 105,0
New Zealand 2 698 1 537 57,0 1 331 1 444 108,5
Other countries 208 42 024 1) 15 061 92 0,6
Not classified 21 446 21 909 102,2 182 160 147 954 81,2

1) The index exceeds 999.

4 FIRST RESULTS OF FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Thousand euro

      I ‒ XI 2022 I ‒ XI 2023 Indices
I ‒ XI 2023
I ‒ XI 2022
Export 22 138 934 21 031 343 95,0
EU Member States 15 241 503 14 292 420 93,8
Non-EU Member States 6 897 431 6 738 922 97,7
Import 38 427 944 36 425 152 94,8
EU Member States 27 102 975 27 918 480 103,0
Non-EU Member States 11 324 970 8 506 672 75,1
Balance of foreign trade in goods -16 289 011 -15 393 810 1)
Coverage of import by export, % 57,6 57,7 1)

1) The index is not presented.

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Sources and methods of data collection

The data source for statistics on trading in goods with EU Member States is the Intrastat form used by the reporting units to report on arrivals and/or dispatches on a monthly basis, that is, for each month in which goods physically enter or leave the territory of the Republic of Croatia. The reporting units are all business entities, value added tax payers whose value of trading in goods with EU Member States exceeds the exemption threshold determined for the reference year. For 2023, an exemption threshold of 400 thousand euro for arrivals and of 200 thousand euro for dispatches has been determined. In order to achieve complete harmonisation with the EU methodology and legislation, data on foreign trade in goods have been supplemented with trade value below the exemption threshold after being estimated on the basis of data on supplies and acquisitions of goods in/from EU Member States provided by the Tax Administration Office of the Republic of Croatia.

The First Results of the statistics concerning the foreign trade in goods of the Republic of Croatia are an integral part of this First Release and they contain the estimate of the trade value below the exemption threshold for the entire period they refer to.

The data source for statistics on trading in goods with third countries, that is, non-EU countries, are customs declarations on export and import of goods. The Croatian Bureau of Statistics receives the reviewed customs declarations from the Customs Administration of the Republic of Croatia in the form of data records.

Following basic methodological recommendations of the UN Statistical Office and Eurostat, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics statistically processes and disseminates collected Intrastat and Extrastat data as unique information on foreign trade in goods of the Republic of Croatia.

Legal basis

The legal basis for the conduct of the Intrastat survey is the European legislation related to statistics on trading in goods between EU Member States, the Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 as well as the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197, the Official Statistics Act (NN, No. 25/20), the Annual Implementation Plan of Statistical Activities of the Republic of Croatia 2023 (NN, No. 35/23) and the Customs Administration Act (NN, Nos 68/13, 30/14, 115/16, 39/19 and 98/19). More detailed notes on methodology for this survey are published on the website of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics at Državni zavod za statistiku - Intrastat (gov.hr).

The legal basis for Extrastat is the European legislation related to statistics on trading in goods with third countries, the Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 as well as the Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/1197 and 2021/1225 and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1704, the Act on the Implementation of the Customs Legislation of the European Union  (NN, No. 40/16), the Official Statistics Act (NN, No. 25/20), the Annual Implementation Plan of Statistical Activities of the Republic of Croatia 2023 (NN, No. 35/23), the Customs Administration Act (NN, Nos 68/13, 30/14, 115/16, 39/19 and 98/19) and the Ordinance on Filling in the Single Administrative Document (NN, Nos 65/19 and 136/20).

Coverage and comparability

Statistics on foreign trade in goods include all goods exported from or imported into the country. Data on foreign trade in goods include both export and import based on gross inward and outward processing.

Statistical value of goods is the value of goods at the Croatian border. Values for export, i.e. dispatches, are shown as an FOB-type value, while values for import, i.e. arrivals, are shown as a CIF-type value.

Amounts expressed in foreign currencies are converted into euros and US dollars according to the monthly exchange rate lists determined for the reporting month. The mean exchange rate of the Croatian National Bank is used.

In certain tables, the sum total may not equal the sum of individual figures due to the rounding to thousands.

Data by type of activities have been presented according to the NKD 2007 (NN, Nos 58/07 and 72/07), which entered into force on 1 January 2008 and is based on the European classification NACE, Rev. 2, which is obligatory in EU Member States. Data are presented using a production approach by which export and import data are reported according to the manufacturing activity from which the product originates.

Goods listed under export and import are classified, for statistical needs, according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC, Rev. 4).

Data on export are shown by countries of destination, while two methodological criteria have been applied, by which data on import are shown by countries. In Extrastat, data on import are shown by countries of origin of goods, while, in Intrastat, data on arrivals of goods are presented by countries of dispatch.

OPEC membership is subject to frequent changes. More detailed information about OPEC member countries is published on the website https://www.opec.org/.

Only customs declarations containing the date of acceptance in a customs office in a particular month are processed for that month as well as Intrastat forms submitted for the reporting month. Already issued data for previous months are changed during the current year in order to classify subsequently received and/or corrected Intrastat forms and customs declarations for earlier periods.

Monthly data are corrected until final data processing for the current year is done (the middle of the next year). Monthly data are considered provisional until the final processing of the current year and dissemination of final data is done. Monthly data for 2022 in this First Release are considered final.

Data on foreign trade in goods are available in the time series published on the website of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics under Statistics in Line; Economy – Basic Indicators (data from 2000) and Foreign Trade in Goods (data from 2010).

 

Abbreviations

CEFTA Central European Free Trade Agreement
CIF cost, insurance and freight
EC European Community
EFTA European Free Trade Association
EU European Union
Eurostat Statistical Office of the European Union
FOB free on board
mln million
NACE Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community
n. e. c. not elsewhere classified
n. e. s. not elsewhere specified
NKD 2007 National Classification of Activities, 2007 version
NN Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia
OPEC Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
PSI provider of statistical information
SITC Standard International Trade Classification
UN United Nations
US $ United States dollar
   
Symbols  
- no occurrence

 

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