First Release
Year: LXI.
Zagreb, 11 March 2025
VT-2024-1-1/12
FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA – Provisional Data January – December 2024 and January 2025
According to provisional data, from January to December 2024, the total export of the Republic of Croatia amounted to 24.0 billion euro. At the same time, total import was 41.9 billion euro. Foreign trade deficit amounted to 17.9 billion euro.
In the period from January to December 2024, coverage of import by export was 57.3%.
According to the First Results, in January 2025, total export of the Republic of Croatia amounted to 1.9 billion euro, while total import was 3.3 billion euro. Foreign trade deficit amounted to 1.4 billion euro.
According to the First Results, coverage of import by export was 58.1% in January 2025.
G-1 FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS, DECEMBER 2023 – DECEMBER 2024
Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics
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 $ |
2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I |
1 681 438 |
1 793 157 |
3 023 809 |
3 225 155 |
-1 342 371 |
-1 431 997 |
55,6 |
|
II |
1 776 783 |
1 924 784 |
3 178 436 |
3 443 187 |
-1 401 652 |
-1 518 404 |
55,9 |
|
III |
2 396 683 |
2 545 035 |
3 787 484 |
4 021 924 |
-1 390 801 |
-1 476 889 |
63,3 |
|
IV |
1 806 814 |
1 964 910 |
3 183 694 |
3 462 264 |
-1 376 880 |
-1 497 354 |
56,8 |
|
V |
1 922 626 |
2 111 234 |
3 560 440 |
3 909 712 |
-1 637 814 |
-1 798 478 |
54,0 |
|
VI |
1 916 928 |
2 047 853 |
3 496 796 |
3 735 491 |
-1 579 869 |
-1 687 638 |
54,8 |
|
VII |
1 839 326 |
1 998 612 |
3 349 870 |
3 639 962 |
-1 510 543 |
-1 641 349 |
54,9 |
|
VIII |
1 666 469 |
1 836 949 |
3 156 745 |
3 479 673 |
-1 490 276 |
-1 642 725 |
52,8 |
|
IX |
1 888 412 |
2 052 326 |
3 216 265 |
3 495 433 |
-1 327 853 |
-1 443 106 |
58,7 |
|
X |
2 089 295 |
2 213 398 |
3 450 675 |
3 655 639 |
-1 361 380 |
-1 442 241 |
60,5 |
|
XI |
2 109 657 |
2 240 242 |
3 229 309 |
3 429 197 |
-1 119 652 |
-1 188 955 |
65,3 |
|
XII |
1 800 775 |
1 968 426 |
2 977 404 |
3 254 595 |
-1 176 628 |
-1 286 168 |
60,5 |
|
I – XII |
22 895 207 |
24 696 927 |
39 610 927 |
42 752 232 |
-16 715 720 |
-18 055 305 |
57,8 |
2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I |
1 739 629 |
1 922 291 |
2 979 147 |
3 291 957 |
-1 239 518 |
-1 369 666 |
58,4 |
|
II |
1 869 915 |
2 026 428 |
3 299 126 |
3 575 263 |
-1 429 211 |
-1 548 835 |
56,7 |
|
III |
2 007 886 |
2 173 735 |
3 659 349 |
3 961 604 |
-1 651 463 |
-1 787 869 |
54,9 |
|
IV |
2 018 800 |
2 182 151 |
3 846 127 |
4 158 042 |
-1 827 327 |
-1 975 891 |
52,5 |
|
V |
2 028 573 |
2 174 225 |
3 980 899 |
4 266 727 |
-1 952 327 |
-2 092 503 |
51,0 |
|
VI |
1 893 947 |
2 055 311 |
3 404 575 |
3 694 642 |
-1 510 628 |
-1 639 331 |
55,6 |
|
VII |
2 386 427 |
2 554 668 |
3 770 935 |
4 036 778 |
-1 384 507 |
-1 482 109 |
63,3 |
|
VIII |
1 581 014 |
1 711 919 |
3 062 684 |
3 316 264 |
-1 481 670 |
-1 604 345 |
51,6 |
|
IX |
1 990 902 |
2 207 315 |
3 500 658 |
3 881 178 |
-1 509 756 |
-1 673 863 |
56,9 |
|
X |
2 250 204 |
2 519 329 |
3 719 401 |
4 164 233 |
-1 469 196 |
-1 644 905 |
60,5 |
|
XI |
2 170 186 |
2 361 595 |
3 462 829 |
3 768 243 |
-1 292 643 |
-1 406 649 |
62,7 |
|
XII |
2 060 772 |
2 176 586 |
3 207 531 |
3 387 790 |
-1 146 759 |
-1 211 204 |
64,2 |
|
I – XII |
23 998 255 |
26 065 552 |
41 893 261 |
45 502 722 |
-17 895 006 |
-19 437 170 |
57,3 |
|
I FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, EURO
1 EXPORT AND IMPORT, ACCORDING TO NKD 2007
|
|
Export |
Import |
I – XII 2023 |
I – XII 2024 |
Indices I – XII 2024 I – XII 2023 |
I – XII 2023 |
I – XII 2024 |
Indices I – XII 2024 I – XII 2023 |
|
|
Total |
22 895 207 |
23 998 255 |
104,8 |
39 610 927 |
41 893 261 |
105,8 |
A |
|
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
1 257 207 |
1 316 869 |
104,7 |
1 245 912 |
1 307 213 |
104,9 |
B |
|
Mining and quarrying |
867 857 |
1 196 980 |
137,9 |
2 950 317 |
2 633 158 |
89,3 |
C |
|
Manufacturing |
19 507 702 |
20 344 119 |
104,3 |
34 240 382 |
36 511 690 |
106,6 |
|
10 |
Manufacture of food products |
1 996 395 |
2 006 110 |
100,5 |
3 827 924 |
4 191 626 |
109,5 |
|
11 |
Manufacture of beverages |
284 173 |
289 300 |
101,8 |
380 791 |
410 606 |
107,8 |
|
12 |
Manufacture of tobacco products |
252 249 |
202 409 |
80,2 |
243 588 |
277 203 |
113,8 |
|
13 |
Manufacture of textiles |
213 901 |
200 555 |
93,8 |
542 147 |
497 752 |
91,8 |
|
14 |
Manufacture of wearing apparel |
1 050 501 |
1 149 514 |
109,4 |
1 709 433 |
1 855 111 |
108,5 |
|
15 |
Manufacture of leather and related products |
482 440 |
469 006 |
97,2 |
780 407 |
784 246 |
100,5 |
|
16 |
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials |
983 609 |
992 581 |
100,9 |
513 722 |
506 549 |
98,6 |
|
17 |
Manufacture of paper and paper products |
424 238 |
427 839 |
100,8 |
740 013 |
764 329 |
103,3 |
|
18 |
Printing and reproduction of recorded media |
2 193 |
2 519 |
114,8 |
3 271 |
3 236 |
98,9 |
|
19 |
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products |
1 180 006 |
1 432 263 |
121,4 |
2 538 335 |
2 790 771 |
109,9 |
|
20 |
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products |
1 258 416 |
1 390 833 |
110,5 |
2 849 320 |
2 883 289 |
101,2 |
|
21 |
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations |
1 134 211 |
1 291 007 |
113,8 |
1 827 231 |
2 023 882 |
110,8 |
|
22 |
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products |
722 007 |
743 043 |
102,9 |
1 436 134 |
1 504 678 |
104,8 |
|
23 |
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products |
812 955 |
847 606 |
104,3 |
764 018 |
877 446 |
114,8 |
|
24 |
Manufacture of basic metals |
910 579 |
977 976 |
107,4 |
2 277 500 |
2 292 033 |
100,6 |
|
25 |
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment |
1 423 150 |
1 453 975 |
102,2 |
1 360 857 |
1 445 433 |
106,2 |
|
26 |
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products |
581 282 |
580 427 |
99,9 |
2 074 744 |
2 117 690 |
102,1 |
|
27 |
Manufacture of electrical equipment |
1 996 548 |
2 119 592 |
106,2 |
2 145 372 |
2 215 882 |
103,3 |
|
28 |
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n. e. c. |
1 502 923 |
1 461 753 |
97,3 |
2 918 680 |
2 975 617 |
102,0 |
|
29 |
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers |
795 199 |
951 773 |
119,7 |
3 069 962 |
3 248 970 |
105,8 |
|
30 |
Manufacture of other transport equipment |
913 764 |
840 277 |
92,0 |
821 407 |
1 363 639 |
166,0 |
|
31 |
Manufacture of furniture |
314 783 |
232 222 |
73,8 |
538 167 |
564 108 |
104,8 |
|
32 |
Other manufacturing |
272 180 |
281 538 |
103,4 |
877 359 |
917 595 |
104,6 |
D |
|
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
776 817 |
610 553 |
78,6 |
882 299 |
1 124 277 |
127,4 |
E |
|
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
357 580 |
356 304 |
99,6 |
205 185 |
200 661 |
97,8 |
J |
|
Information and communication |
80 590 |
72 579 |
90,1 |
82 008 |
78 355 |
95,5 |
M |
|
Professional, scientific and technical activities |
58 |
90 |
155,9 |
143 |
272 |
189,9 |
R |
|
Arts, entertainment and recreation |
891 |
1 898 |
213,0 |
2 127 |
1 612 |
75,8 |
|
|
Not classified |
46 505 |
98 863 |
212,6 |
2 555 |
36 023 |
1) |
|
2 EXPORT AND IMPORT, ACCORDING TO SITC SECTIONS
|
|
Export |
Import |
I – XII 2023 |
I – XII 2024 |
Indices I – XII 2024 I – XII 2023 |
I – XII 2023 |
I – XII 2024 |
Indices I – XII 2024 I – XII 2023 |
|
Total |
22 895 207 |
23 998 255 |
104,8 |
39 610 927 |
41 893 261 |
105,8 |
0 |
Food and live animals |
2 830 111 |
2 848 132 |
100,6 |
4 615 227 |
5 049 426 |
109,4 |
1 |
Beverages and tobacco |
511 790 |
479 023 |
93,6 |
642 913 |
706 438 |
109,9 |
2 |
Crude materials, except fuels |
1 458 125 |
1 492 923 |
102,4 |
690 904 |
688 810 |
99,7 |
3 |
Mineral fuels and lubricants |
2 741 641 |
3 148 417 |
114,8 |
6 348 631 |
6 515 640 |
102,6 |
4 |
Animal and vegetable oils and fats |
95 646 |
101 433 |
106,1 |
182 085 |
169 206 |
92,9 |
5 |
Chemical products |
2 674 186 |
2 983 069 |
111,6 |
5 114 645 |
5 363 475 |
104,9 |
6 |
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material |
3 782 274 |
3 762 471 |
99,5 |
6 223 510 |
6 277 651 |
100,9 |
7 |
Machinery and transport equipment |
5 652 068 |
5 660 729 |
100,2 |
10 528 999 |
11 378 967 |
108,1 |
8 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
3 031 789 |
3 346 124 |
110,4 |
5 099 045 |
5 521 657 |
108,3 |
9 |
Commodities and transactions, n. e. s. |
71 073 |
77 069 |
108,4 |
162 414 |
185 967 |
114,5 |
|
Not classified |
46 505 |
98 863 |
212,6 |
2 555 |
36 023 |
1) |
|
3 EXPORT AND IMPORT, ACCORDING TO ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTRIES
|
|
Export |
Import |
I – XII 2023 |
I – XII 2024 |
Indices I – XII 2024 I – XII 2023 |
I – XII 2023 |
I – XII 2024 |
Indices I – XII 2024 I – XII 2023 |
Total |
22 895 207 |
23 998 255 |
104,8 |
39 610 927 |
41 893 261 |
105,8 |
EU Member States |
15 556 340 |
15 669 195 |
100,7 |
30 449 426 |
32 706 021 |
107,4 |
Austria |
1 282 536 |
1 214 435 |
94,7 |
2 205 819 |
2 244 097 |
101,7 |
Belgium |
255 378 |
270 244 |
105,8 |
696 672 |
671 343 |
96,4 |
Bulgaria |
162 607 |
193 959 |
119,3 |
329 160 |
532 888 |
161,9 |
Cyprus |
34 682 |
26 819 |
77,3 |
16 117 |
17 041 |
105,7 |
Czech Republic |
383 267 |
388 732 |
101,4 |
910 034 |
946 720 |
104,0 |
Denmark |
172 984 |
145 090 |
83,9 |
264 490 |
307 489 |
116,3 |
Estonia |
23 059 |
11 530 |
50,0 |
17 621 |
24 686 |
140,1 |
Finland |
45 320 |
51 232 |
113,0 |
70 782 |
62 736 |
88,6 |
France |
586 331 |
566 859 |
96,7 |
1 071 553 |
1 658 584 |
154,8 |
Greece |
155 570 |
160 714 |
103,3 |
332 077 |
422 406 |
127,2 |
Ireland |
56 695 |
93 067 |
164,2 |
95 496 |
131 387 |
137,6 |
Italy |
2 794 029 |
2 729 357 |
97,7 |
5 727 809 |
5 629 814 |
98,3 |
Latvia |
20 115 |
31 035 |
154,3 |
18 609 |
16 379 |
88,0 |
Lithuania |
85 130 |
82 486 |
96,9 |
68 246 |
75 546 |
110,7 |
Luxembourg |
10 807 |
13 040 |
120,7 |
14 180 |
15 883 |
112,0 |
Hungary |
1 574 213 |
1 484 946 |
94,3 |
2 538 739 |
2 786 476 |
109,8 |
Malta |
300 107 |
110 459 |
36,8 |
86 849 |
5 785 |
6,7 |
Netherlands |
371 925 |
402 116 |
108,1 |
1 572 294 |
1 660 116 |
105,6 |
Germany |
2 802 315 |
2 855 823 |
101,9 |
5 660 544 |
5 991 562 |
105,8 |
Poland |
563 828 |
522 051 |
92,6 |
1 572 632 |
1 689 787 |
107,4 |
Portugal |
77 272 |
89 522 |
115,9 |
59 230 |
58 965 |
99,6 |
Romania |
354 978 |
361 311 |
101,8 |
515 690 |
557 267 |
108,1 |
Northern Ireland |
3 004 |
4 201 |
139,8 |
9 031 |
7 332 |
81,2 |
Slovakia |
257 922 |
572 651 |
222,0 |
788 341 |
932 344 |
118,3 |
Slovenia |
2 567 532 |
2 619 026 |
102,0 |
4 558 783 |
4 952 023 |
108,6 |
Spain |
410 222 |
419 301 |
102,2 |
963 021 |
1 007 458 |
104,6 |
Sweden |
196 650 |
240 503 |
122,3 |
285 439 |
298 013 |
104,4 |
Not classified |
7 862 |
8 688 |
110,5 |
168 |
1 893 |
1) |
EFTA countries |
396 791 |
417 377 |
105,2 |
238 176 |
348 453 |
146,3 |
Iceland |
4 969 |
10 822 |
217,8 |
104 |
905 |
871,4 |
Liechtenstein |
22 591 |
21 545 |
95,4 |
198 |
80 |
40,6 |
Norway |
72 051 |
76 522 |
106,2 |
24 934 |
98 750 |
396,0 |
Switzerland |
297 180 |
308 488 |
103,8 |
212 940 |
248 717 |
116,8 |
CEFTA countries |
4 365 799 |
4 876 495 |
111,7 |
2 532 319 |
2 353 349 |
92,9 |
Albania |
91 590 |
100 349 |
109,6 |
30 396 |
30 373 |
99,9 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2 299 670 |
2 695 409 |
117,2 |
1 287 992 |
1 191 520 |
92,5 |
Montenegro |
346 624 |
373 599 |
107,8 |
8 160 |
9 235 |
113,2 |
Kosovo |
168 396 |
202 586 |
120,3 |
11 224 |
11 560 |
103,0 |
Moldova |
4 263 |
8 824 |
207,0 |
10 818 |
11 838 |
109,4 |
North Macedonia |
196 296 |
198 395 |
101,1 |
127 341 |
132 269 |
103,9 |
Serbia |
1 258 961 |
1 297 334 |
103,0 |
1 056 389 |
966 555 |
91,5 |
OPEC countries |
168 454 |
255 432 |
151,6 |
182 339 |
567 956 |
311,5 |
Algeria |
6 985 |
15 168 |
217,1 |
21 633 |
165 814 |
766,5 |
Equatorial Guinea |
332 |
260 |
78,3 |
- |
- |
- |
Gabon |
1 108 |
720 |
65,0 |
116 |
59 |
51,1 |
Iraq |
11 792 |
25 175 |
213,5 |
255 |
494 |
193,5 |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
5 768 |
7 037 |
122,0 |
5 216 |
7 896 |
151,4 |
Congo |
2 443 |
1 103 |
45,2 |
71 422 |
7 |
0,0 |
Kuwait |
7 738 |
7 819 |
101,0 |
147 |
- |
- |
Libya |
7 895 |
11 296 |
143,1 |
- |
63 512 |
- |
Nigeria |
9 198 |
15 877 |
172,6 |
68 039 |
235 549 |
346,2 |
Saudi Arabia |
61 923 |
73 156 |
118,1 |
8 670 |
73 743 |
850,6 |
United Arab Emirates |
52 750 |
97 767 |
185,3 |
6 612 |
20 701 |
313,1 |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
522 |
55 |
10,4 |
229 |
181 |
78,9 |
Other countries in Europe |
875 525 |
1 047 054 |
119,6 |
949 558 |
1 043 503 |
109,9 |
Belarus |
7 325 |
9 134 |
124,7 |
781 |
692 |
88,7 |
Russian Federation |
222 512 |
226 705 |
101,9 |
58 655 |
152 200 |
259,5 |
Türkiye |
308 438 |
237 658 |
77,1 |
665 655 |
669 691 |
100,6 |
United Kingdom |
244 972 |
269 741 |
110,1 |
128 951 |
146 578 |
113,7 |
Ukraine |
89 747 |
249 125 |
277,6 |
94 394 |
69 996 |
74,2 |
Other countries |
2 531 |
54 691 |
1) |
1 123 |
4 346 |
387,0 |
Other countries in Asia |
452 122 |
528 529 |
116,9 |
3 337 373 |
3 324 548 |
99,6 |
Azerbaijan |
4 373 |
6 528 |
149,3 |
699 487 |
910 906 |
130,2 |
Bangladesh |
7 247 |
2 306 |
31,8 |
57 602 |
57 103 |
99,1 |
Philippines |
3 435 |
1 560 |
45,4 |
3 756 |
3 402 |
90,6 |
Hong Kong, China |
18 522 |
23 205 |
125,3 |
2 630 |
3 315 |
126,1 |
India |
25 351 |
28 070 |
110,7 |
245 334 |
193 791 |
79,0 |
Indonesia |
8 714 |
6 647 |
76,3 |
86 484 |
43 575 |
50,4 |
Israel |
37 248 |
78 076 |
209,6 |
29 902 |
25 235 |
84,4 |
Japan |
58 699 |
33 376 |
56,9 |
72 153 |
59 940 |
83,1 |
Qatar |
6 058 |
11 358 |
187,5 |
2 567 |
1 015 |
39,5 |
Kazakhstan |
48 609 |
50 005 |
102,9 |
45 154 |
298 449 |
661,0 |
China |
78 429 |
112 218 |
143,1 |
1 275 717 |
1 440 875 |
112,9 |
Korea, Republic of |
13 274 |
14 965 |
112,7 |
65 234 |
69 759 |
106,9 |
Lebanon |
24 752 |
37 916 |
153,2 |
102 |
64 |
63,1 |
Malaysia |
5 242 |
5 832 |
111,3 |
18 859 |
10 055 |
53,3 |
Pakistan |
5 802 |
809 |
13,9 |
17 435 |
26 524 |
152,1 |
Singapore |
10 088 |
16 472 |
163,3 |
28 031 |
10 623 |
37,9 |
Thailand |
5 402 |
6 548 |
121,2 |
20 715 |
21 114 |
101,9 |
Taiwan, China |
11 395 |
8 617 |
75,6 |
39 766 |
37 481 |
94,3 |
Viet Nam |
28 905 |
33 476 |
115,8 |
67 227 |
65 153 |
96,9 |
Other countries |
50 576 |
50 545 |
99,9 |
559 219 |
46 171 |
8,3 |
Other countries in Africa |
214 830 |
198 113 |
92,2 |
296 625 |
115 264 |
38,9 |
Egypt |
91 225 |
94 369 |
103,4 |
43 157 |
49 520 |
114,7 |
Ethiopia |
2 577 |
5 486 |
212,9 |
5 715 |
13 135 |
229,8 |
South Africa |
25 902 |
21 668 |
83,7 |
33 853 |
8 308 |
24,5 |
Morocco |
40 986 |
41 283 |
100,7 |
7 873 |
17 405 |
221,1 |
Mozambique |
75 |
420 |
558,9 |
191 573 |
3 580 |
1,9 |
Tunisia |
14 681 |
4 341 |
29,6 |
7 798 |
13 373 |
171,5 |
Other countries |
39 384 |
30 546 |
77,6 |
6 655 |
9 944 |
149,4 |
Other countries in America |
767 827 |
957 855 |
124,7 |
1 441 675 |
1 162 931 |
80,7 |
Argentina |
1 995 |
1 700 |
85,2 |
11 729 |
9 676 |
82,5 |
Brazil |
10 025 |
7 157 |
71,4 |
11 478 |
20 509 |
178,7 |
Canada |
56 080 |
55 896 |
99,7 |
30 335 |
104 390 |
344,1 |
Mexico |
73 042 |
13 645 |
18,7 |
23 340 |
13 832 |
59,3 |
United States |
585 288 |
804 497 |
137,5 |
1 067 429 |
781 034 |
73,2 |
Other countries |
41 397 |
74 959 |
181,1 |
297 364 |
233 489 |
78,5 |
Countries of Oceania |
73 772 |
32 266 |
43,7 |
8 129 |
7 485 |
92,1 |
Australia |
29 766 |
27 885 |
93,7 |
5 659 |
2 551 |
45,1 |
New Zealand |
1 935 |
2 944 |
152,1 |
2 378 |
3 864 |
162,5 |
Other countries |
42 070 |
1 437 |
3,4 |
92 |
1 070 |
1) |
Not classified |
23 748 |
15 938 |
67,1 |
175 307 |
263 751 |
150,5 |
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4 FIRST RESULTS OF FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
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I 2024 |
I 2025 |
Indices I 2025 I 2024 |
Export |
1 739 629 |
1 896 066 |
109,0 |
EU Member States |
1 180 607 |
1 267 070 |
107,3 |
Non-EU Member States |
559 023 |
628 996 |
112,5 |
Import |
2 979 147 |
3 264 590 |
109,6 |
EU Member States |
2 446 471 |
2 457 374 |
100,4 |
Non-EU Member States |
532 676 |
807 216 |
151,5 |
Balance of foreign trade in goods |
-1 239 518 |
-1 368 524 |
1) |
Coverage of import by export, % |
58,4 |
58,1 |
1) |
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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. As of 1 January 2024, all goods included in purchase and sale transactions must be reported to Intrastat based on the month of the creation of the taxable event. 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 2024, an exemption threshold of 450 thousand euro for arrivals and of 300 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 Statistics Division and Eurostat, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics statistically processes and disseminates the collected Intrastat and Extrastat data as unique information on foreign trade in goods of the Republic of Croatia.
Legal basis
The legal basis for conducting the Intrastat survey is the European legislation related to the statistics on trading in goods between EU Member States, the Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics, the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197 of 30 July 2020 laying down technical specifications and arrangements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics, the Official Statistics Act (NN, Nos 25/20 and 155/23), the Annual Implementation Plan of Statistical Activities of the Republic of Croatia for 2024 (NN, No. 29/25) and the Customs Administration Act (NN, Nos 68/13, 30/14, 115/16, 39/19, 98/19, 155/23 and 36/24). More detailed Notes on Methodology for this survey are published on the website of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics - Intrastat (gov.hr).
The legal basis for Extrastat is the European legislation related to the statistics on trading in goods with third countries, the Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics, the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197 of 30 July 2020 laying down technical specifications and arrangements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics, the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1225 of 27 July 2021 specifying the arrangements for the data exchanges pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197, as regards the Member State of extra-Union export and the obligations of reporting units, the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/235 of 8 February 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 as regards formats and codes of common data requirements, certain rules on surveillance and the competent customs office for placing goods under a customs procedure, the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1704 of 14 July 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council by further specifying the details for the statistical information to be provided by tax and customs authorities and amending its Annexes V and VI, the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/234 of 7 December 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 as regards common data requirements, and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/341 as regards the codes to be used in certain forms, the Act on the Implementation of the Customs Legislation of the European Union (NN, No. 40/16), the Official Statistics Act (NN, Nos 25/20 and 155/23), the Annual Implementation Plan of Statistical Activities of the Republic of Croatia for 2024 (NN, No. 29/25) and the Customs Administration Act (NN, Nos 68/13, 30/14, 115/16, 39/19, 98/19, 155/23 and 36/24).
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 euro 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 2023 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 |
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 |
SITC |
Standard International Trade Classification |
UN |
United Nations |
US $ |
United States dollar |
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Symbols |
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no occurrence |
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