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
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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
Thousand euro
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)
1) The index exceeds 999.
2 EXPORT AND IMPORT, ACCORDING TO SITC SECTIONS
Thousand euro
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)
1) The index exceeds 999.
3 EXPORT AND IMPORT, ACCORDING TO ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTRIES
Thousand euro
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
1) The index exceeds 999.
4 FIRST RESULTS OF FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Thousand euro
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)
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. 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.
