First Release

Year: LX.
Zagreb, 08 February 2024
VT-2023-1-1/11
ISSN 1334-0557

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

According to provisional data, from January to November 2023, total export of the Republic of Croatia amounted to 21.1 billion euro. At the same time, total import was 36.5 billion euro. Foreign trade deficit amounted to 15.4 billion euro.

In the period from January to November 2023, coverage of import by export was 57.7%.

According to the First Results, in the period from January to December 2023, total export of the Republic of Croatia amounted to 22.8 billion euro, while total import was 39.4 billion euro. Foreign trade deficit amounted to 16.5 billion euro.

According to the First Results, coverage of import by export was 58.0% in the period from January to December 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, NOVEMBER 2022 – NOVEMBER 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 1 682 505 1 794 544 3 021 917 3 223 173 -1 339 412 -1 428 630 55,7
  II 1 779 855 1 928 111 3 174 600 3 439 032 -1 394 745 -1 510 921 56,1
  III 2 397 014 2 545 387 3 760 106 3 992 851 -1 363 092 -1 447 465 63,7
  IV 1 808 795 1 967 065 3 203 243 3 483 524 -1 394 448 -1 516 459 56,5
  V 1 921 585 2 110 091 3 558 121 3 907 166 -1 636 536 -1 797 075 54,0
  VI 1 921 091 2 052 301 3 504 080 3 743 271 -1 582 989 -1 690 970 54,8
  VII 1 843 408 2 003 048 3 360 531 3 651 546 -1 517 122 -1 648 498 54,9
  VIII 1 667 473 1 838 056 3 148 330 3 470 395 -1 480 857 -1 632 339 53,0
  IX 1 887 168 2 050 974 3 204 053 3 482 159 -1 316 884 -1 431 185 58,9
  X 2 082 377 2 206 068 3 422 754 3 626 060 -1 340 377 -1 419 991 60,8
  XI 2 086 313 2 215 452 3 154 746 3 350 020 -1 068 433 -1 134 568 66,1
  I – XI 21 077 585 22 711 094 36 512 481 39 369 196 -15 434 896 -16 658 102 57,7

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

1 EXPORT AND IMPORT, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007

Thousand euro

       Export  Import
I ‒ XI 2022 I ‒ XI 2023 indices
I ‒ XI 2023
I ‒ XI 2022		 I ‒ XI 2022 I ‒ XI 2023 indices
I ‒ XI 2023
I ‒ XI 2022
    Total 22 138 934 21 077 585 95,2 38 427 944 36 512 481 95,0
A   Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1 313 025 1 151 184 87,7 940 390 1 139 552 121,2
B    Mining and quarrying 1 667 755 751 234 45,0 4 986 220 2 798 657 56,1
C    Manufacturing 17 348 456 18 011 342 103,8 30 195 787 31 478 245 104,2
  10 Manufacture of food products 1 655 194 1 843 195 111,4 3 088 392 3 532 136 114,4
  11 Manufacture of beverages 209 358 264 978 126,6 305 866 355 576 116,3
  12 Manufacture of tobacco products 184 000 238 739 129,7 215 473 225 608 104,7
  13 Manufacture of textiles 203 315 201 732 99,2 485 388 507 128 104,5
  14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 807 132 963 400 119,4 1 401 449 1 586 155 113,2
  15 Manufacture of leather and related products 432 852 445 626 103,0 648 411 726 640 112,1
  16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 1 123 886 921 588 82,0 501 099 480 811 96,0
  17 Manufacture of paper and paper products 443 259 392 660 88,6 747 068 686 090 91,8
  18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 2 316 1 960 84,6 3 686 3 041 82,5
  19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 1 484 311 1 085 006 73,1 2 759 818 2 320 329 84,1
  20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1 116 670 1 165 961 104,4 2 825 970 2 654 422 93,9
  21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 960 943 1 027 755 107,0 1 605 282 1 685 049 105,0
  22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 705 397 672 727 95,4 1 364 681 1 339 065 98,1
  23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 686 268 754 697 110,0 657 407 703 797 107,1
  24 Manufacture of basic metals 974 865 845 716 86,8 2 571 049 2 121 326 82,5
  25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 1 360 326 1 319 144 97,0 1 189 294 1 247 931 104,9
  26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 575 364 533 614 92,7 1 792 436 1 873 902 104,5
  27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 1 629 234 1 842 966 113,1 1 789 492 1 966 887 109,9
  28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n. e. c. 1 165 405 1 372 210 117,7 2 393 240 2 627 648 109,8
  29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 604 729 711 267 117,6 2 064 227 2 805 704 135,9
  30 Manufacture of other transport equipment 497 880 867 551 174,2 588 999 738 544 125,4
  31 Manufacture of furniture 303 763 291 832 96,1 450 014 491 908 109,3
  32 Other manufacturing 221 989 247 018 111,3 747 046 798 549 106,9
D   Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1 222 023 714 457 58,5 1 997 333 824 377 41,3
E   Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 457 186 328 650 71,9 234 674 191 951 81,8
J   Information and communication 77 453 74 916 96,7 71 058 75 304 106,0
M   Professional, scientific and technical activities 6 58 902,0 87 125 142,4
R   Arts, entertainment and recreation 649 848 130,7 364 2 086 573,5
    Not classified 52 381 44 897 85,7 2 031 2 185 107,6

2 EXPORT AND IMPORT, ACCORDING TO SITC SECTIONS

Thousand euro

         Export Import
I ‒ XI 2022 I ‒ XI 2023 indices
I ‒ XI 2023
I ‒ XI 2022		 I ‒ XI 2022 I ‒ XI 2023 indices
I ‒ XI 2023
I ‒ XI 2022
  Total 22 138 934 21 077 585 95,2 38 427 944 36 512 481 95,0
0 Food and live animals 2 457 247 2 600 687 105,8 3 553 548 4 248 432 119,6
1 Beverages and tobacco 372 349 479 868 128,9 532 213 597 693 112,3
2 Crude materials, except fuels 1 674 779 1 358 101 81,1 745 077 644 094 86,4
3 Mineral fuels and lubricants 4 298 278 2 472 669 57,5 9 825 060 5 925 324 60,3
4 Animal and vegetable oils and fats 148 369 88 531 59,7 215 943 170 034 78,7
5 Chemical products 2 358 493 2 457 735 104,2 4 752 281 4 744 442 99,8
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 3 599 796 3 521 603 97,8 6 080 509 5 787 911 95,2
7 Machinery and transport equipment 4 355 516 5 205 386 119,5 8 212 594 9 560 307 116,4
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 2 693 059 2 787 153 103,5 4 264 888 4 687 419 109,9
9 Commodities and transactions, n. e. s. 128 669 60 955 47,4 243 801 144 638 59,3
  Not classified 52 381 44 897 85,7 2 031 2 185 107,6

3 EXPORT AND IMPORT, ACCORDING TO ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTRIES

Thousand euro

      Export Import
I ‒ XI 2022 I ‒ XI 2023 indices
I ‒ XI 2023
I ‒ XI 2022		 I ‒ XI 2022 I ‒ XI 2023 indices
I ‒ XI 2023
I ‒ XI 2022
Total 22 138 934 21 077 585 95,2 38 427 944 36 512 481 95,0
EU Member States 15 241 503 14 339 810 94,1 27 102 975 27 954 395 103,1
Austria 1 186 532 1 195 164 100,7 1 994 893 2 037 137 102,1
Belgium 209 680 228 870 109,2 625 968 639 325 102,1
Bulgaria 125 590 149 087 118,7 380 457 307 235 80,8
Cyprus 50 261 32 081 63,8 11 458 14 322 125,0
Czech Republic 324 905 354 838 109,2 729 139 839 295 115,1
Denmark 115 475 150 039 129,9 199 761 239 553 119,9
Estonia 18 600 21 320 114,6 15 686 17 074 108,8
Finland 42 090 41 252 98,0 58 498 65 481 111,9
France 535 687 540 153 100,8 814 545 973 657 119,5
Greece 135 378 141 263 104,3 285 112 260 264 91,3
Ireland 59 536 53 763 90,3 95 793 87 288 91,1
Italy 2 740 274 2 579 057 94,1 5 214 640 5 285 972 101,4
Latvia 24 996 18 206 72,8 16 515 17 073 103,4
Lithuania 71 101 76 499 107,6 68 237 62 903 92,2
Luxembourg 16 395 9 819 59,9 13 794 12 550 91,0
Hungary 2 510 339 1 405 531 56,0 2 853 328 2 348 116 82,3
Malta 45 548 291 477 639,9 16 120 87 652 543,7
Netherlands 309 418 340 563 110,1 1 272 731 1 427 595 112,2
Germany 2 541 738 2 597 464 102,2 4 749 688 5 187 834 109,2
Poland 468 476 526 390 112,4 1 338 382 1 446 331 108,1
Portugal 76 795 71 433 93,0 72 171 51 089 70,8
Romania 329 766 327 772 99,4 410 449 471 503 114,9
Northern Ireland 2 487 2 819 113,3 6 432 8 711 135,4
Slovakia 228 397 239 424 104,8 782 307 726 924 92,9
Slovenia 2 497 334 2 375 474 95,1 4 182 629 4 184 924 100,1
Spain 370 802 375 592 101,3 668 226 886 621 132,7
Sweden 196 105 186 982 95,3 225 900 267 847 118,6
Not classified 7 798 7 480 95,9 116 121 104,4
EFTA countries 366 607 360 382 98,3 199 045 216 226 108,6
Iceland 3 574 3 530 98,8 50 81 161,2
Liechtenstein 24 769 20 409 82,4 102 194 189,5
Norway 82 959 60 622 73,1 21 992 22 799 103,7
Switzerland 255 304 275 821 108,0 176 901 193 152 109,2
CEFTA countries 4 235 661 4 025 438 95,0 2 815 672 2 353 186 83,6
Albania 110 840 86 044 77,6 42 475 27 418 64,5
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 313 259 2 117 224 91,5 1 305 665 1 198 545 91,8
Montenegro 283 039 321 512 113,6 7 911 6 941 87,7
Kosovo 122 548 154 629 126,2 10 450 10 542 100,9
Moldova 4 826 4 052 84,0 5 111 10 517 205,8
North Macedonia 148 376 179 790 121,2 110 646 118 532 107,1
Serbia 1 252 772 1 162 189 92,8 1 333 415 980 691 73,5
OPEC countries 172 674 156 310 90,5 73 210 172 012 235,0
Algeria 6 036 6 267 103,8 20 226 17 158 84,8
Angola 3 966 4 448 112,1 - - -
Equatorial Guinea 238 332 139,7 - - -
Gabon 1 287 1 069 83,0 107 116 107,6
Iraq 3 258 11 672 358,3 554 255 46,1
Iran, Islamic Republic of 4 512 5 063 112,2 5 712 4 785 83,8
Congo 986 2 084 211,4 - 71 422 -
Kuwait 8 790 7 369 83,8 92 6 6,6
Libya 8 572 7 294 85,1 2 387 - -
Nigeria 8 687 9 136 105,2 15 370 68 037 442,7
Saudi Arabia 66 017 49 942 75,7 12 689 5 510 43,4
United Arab Emirates 60 302 51 113 84,8 16 009 4 494 28,1
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 24 522 1) 66 229 348,8
Other countries in Europe 818 958 810 748 99,0 1 233 969 879 293 71,3
Belarus 11 754 8 204 69,8 2 728 739 27,1
Russian Federation 169 320 209 202 123,6 463 823 56 194 12,1
Turkey 317 746 284 267 89,5 591 205 618 142 104,6
United Kingdom 203 044 226 744 111,7 106 708 114 508 107,3
Ukraine 70 298 80 332 114,3 65 453 88 724 135,6
Other countries 46 796 1 999 4,3 4 052 987 24,4
Other countries in Asia 436 102 406 701 93,3 3 397 975 3 193 941 94,0
Azerbaijan 7 427 3 706 49,9 1 173 022 699 487 59,6
Bangladesh 1 588 4 131 260,2 25 006 52 757 211,0
Philippines 3 268 3 097 94,8 1 791 3 665 204,6
Hong Kong, China 9 608 15 629 162,7 4 805 2 427 50,5
India 27 026 16 230 60,1 146 244 234 315 160,2
Indonesia 8 194 8 150 99,5 105 736 84 581 80,0
Israel 111 379 34 806 31,2 40 832 27 347 67,0
Japan 43 169 54 164 125,5 42 389 68 236 161,0
Qatar 13 410 5 023 37,5 227 932 1 962 0,9
Kazakhstan 18 392 44 533 242,1 70 952 37 160 52,4
China 79 449 71 834 90,4 1 271 881 1 181 786 92,9
Korea, Republic of 9 447 12 796 135,5 88 628 62 495 70,5
Lebanon 9 904 23 404 236,3 9 102 1)
Malaysia 2 223 4 986 224,2 23 781 18 525 77,9
Pakistan 3 804 5 263 138,4 20 410 16 102 78,9
Singapore 9 192 9 119 99,2 19 199 27 173 141,5
Thailand 5 629 4 545 80,7 17 529 19 291 110,0
Taiwan, China 10 240 10 560 103,1 32 662 36 561 111,9
Viet Nam 26 993 26 981 100,0 44 492 63 141 141,9
Other countries 35 760 47 745 133,5 40 675 556 828 1)
Other countries in Africa 224 395 191 224 85,2 328 098 290 439 88,5
Egypt 98 469 85 164 86,5 283 577 39 427 13,9
Ethiopia 2 172 2 406 110,8 6 208 5 714 92,0
South Africa 11 303 21 508 190,3 12 462 33 602 269,6
Morocco 70 879 39 087 55,1 6 847 7 612 111,2
Mozambique 19 53 283,8 7 629 191 152 1)
Tunisia 6 381 14 598 228,8 4 811 6 485 134,8
Other countries 35 172 28 407 80,8 6 564 6 448 98,2
Other countries in America 595 591 687 959 115,5 3 062 410 1 285 660 42,0
Argentina 9 266 1 885 20,3 12 053 11 404 94,6
Brazil 10 457 9 002 86,1 24 537 10 617 43,3
Canada 42 982 50 469 117,4 28 569 27 142 95,0
Mexico 9 691 61 908 638,8 57 354 20 867 36,4
United States 504 375 528 576 104,8 2 876 403 964 580 33,5
Other countries 18 820 36 120 191,9 63 495 251 049 395,4
Countries of Oceania 24 355 75 939 311,8 21 622 7 204 33,3
Australia 21 371 32 222 150,8 5 123 5 597 109,3
New Zealand 2 774 1 647 59,4 1 438 1 516 105,4
Other countries 210 42 070 1) 15 061 92 0,6
Not classified 23 087 23 074 99,9 192 968 160 125 83,0

1) The index exceeds 999.

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

Thousand euro

        I ‒ XII 2022 I ‒ XII 2023 Indices
I ‒ XII 2023
I ‒ XII 2022
Export 24 108 220 22 834 863 94,7
EU Member States 16 595 283 15 477 674 93,3
Non-EU Member States 7 512 937 7 357 189 97,9
Import 41 864 518 39 373 399 94,0
EU Member States 29 582 892 30 214 379 102,1
Non-EU Member States 12 281 626 9 159 019 74,6
Balance of foreign trade in goods -17 756 298 -16 538 536 1)
Coverage of import by export, % 57,6 58,0 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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