First Release

Year: LXII.
Zagreb, 29 May 2025
VT-2025-1-2
ISSN 1334-0557

FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, 2024

Final data of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics on foreign trade in goods in 2024 show an increase in export and import of the Republic of Croatia.

Export, import, and foreign trade deficit increased, whereas the coverage of import by export decreased

According to the final data of statistics on foreign trade in goods of the Republic of Croatia, export, import and foreign trade deficit values increased, while the coverage of import by export showed a decrease in 2024, as compared to 2023.

The total export of the Republic of Croatia amounted to about 24 billion euro in 2024, which was an increase of about a billion euro, or approximately 5%, as compared to 2023. In the same period, the total import amounted to about 43 billion euro, which was an increase of about three billion euro, or approximately 8%, as compared to 2023.

Foreign trade deficit in 2024 amounted to about 19 billion euro, which was an increase of about 13%, or approximately two billion euro, as compared to 2023. The coverage of import by export amounted to about 56% in 2024, whereas in 2023 in was about 58%.

Manufacturing had a significant impact on the increase in export and import

In 2024 compared to 2023, in activity section Manufacturing, which had a share in total export of about 85%, export increased by about 5%, while import, with a share of about 87% in total import, increased by about 9%.

Machinery and transport equipment accounted for a quarter of the total export and the total import value

According to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC), the highest values of Croatian export and import were generated in the sector Machinery and transport equipment. In 2024, export in that sector amounted to about six billion euro, accounting for about 24% of the total export, while import in the same period amounted to about 12 billion euro, accounting for about 27% of the total import.

Foreign trade in goods with other EU Members States on the rise

The most important market for the Republic of Croatia is the EU area, as foreign trade in goods with EU Member States accounted for about 65% of the total export in 2024, which increased by about 1% compared to 2023.

In 2024, export to the most important EU foreign trade partners, Slovenia and Germany, increased. Germany is a partner country to which the largest quantity of goods was exported in 2024, with a share of about 12% in the total export and an increase in export of about 2% compared to 2023.

Import from other EU Member States in 2024 accounted for about 79% of the total import and it increased by about 11% compared to the previous year.

A significant increase in 2024 was recorded in import from Germany and Slovenia. The largest quantity of goods in 2024 was imported from Germany, with a share in total import of about 14%, while compared to 2023, import increased by 9%.

Export to non-EU countries also increased, while import remained at the 2023 level

In 2024, foreign trade in goods with third countries accounted for about 35% of the total export, which increased by about 14% compared to the previous year. At the same time, foreign trade in goods with third countries accounted for about 21% of the total import, which remained at the 2023 level.

In 2024, the largest share of export to countries outside the EU was realised with Bosnia and Herzegovina, which accounted for about 11% in total export. Compared to 2023, export to this country grew by about 17%.

The most important partner in import outside EU in 2024 was China, with a share of about 3% in the total Croatian import and an increase in import of about 13%.

Republic of Croatia in EU

According to the provisional data of Eurostat, the import of goods to the EU decreased by 3.4% in 2024, whereas the export of goods increased by 1.1%, as compared to 2023.

Comparing 2024 with 2023, it can be observed that the export value of pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations from the EU increased by 13.5%, reaching 313.4 billion euro.

In 2024, as compared to 2023, an increase, of 13%, was also recorded in export of pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations from the Republic of Croatia and it amounted to 1.3 billion euro. The most prominent market for export of pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations outside EU in 2024, for both the entire EU and the Republic of Croatia, was the United States of America.

G-1 FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS, JANUARY 2024 – DECEMBER 2024

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 1 740 799 1 923 583 3 036 800 3 355 663 -1 296 001 -1 432 080 57,3
  II 1 878 878 2 036 141 3 358 663 3 639 784 -1 479 785 -1 603 642 55,9
  III 2 005 413 2 171 058 3 715 335 4 022 213 -1 709 921 -1 851 156 54,0
  IV 2 019 289 2 182 679 3 909 993 4 227 087 -1 890 704 -2 044 407 51,6
  V 2 029 999 2 175 754 4 046 068 4 336 575 -2 016 069 -2 160 821 50,2
  VI 1 891 373 2 052 518 3 472 340 3 768 182 -1 580 967 -1 715 664 54,5
  VII 2 387 672 2 556 000 3 839 149 4 109 802 -1 451 478 -1 553 802 62,2
  VIII 1 576 626 1 707 168 3 138 013 3 397 833 -1 561 387 -1 690 665 50,2
  IX 1 994 455 2 211 253 3 583 305 3 972 809 -1 588 850 -1 761 556 55,7
  X 2 261 090 2 531 515 3 818 641 4 275 345 -1 557 552 -1 743 829 59,2
  XI 2 181 600 2 374 015 3 575 697 3 891 068 -1 394 096 -1 517 052 61,0
  XII 2 087 527 2 204 844 3 375 920 3 565 645 -1 288 394 -1 360 800 61,8
  I – XII 24 054 720 26 126 531 42 869 924 46 562 005 -18 815 204 -20 435 475 56,1

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 24 054 720 105,1 39 610 927 42 869 924 108,2
A   Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1 257 207 1 325 058 105,4 1 245 912 1 322 543 106,2
B    Mining and quarrying 867 857 1 197 202 137,9 2 950 317 2 632 916 89,2
C    Manufacturing 19 507 702 20 383 784 104,5 34 240 382 37 471 084 109,4
  10 Manufacture of food products 1 996 395 2 009 860 100,7 3 827 924 4 298 062 112,3
  11 Manufacture of beverages 284 173 289 469 101,9 380 791 452 879 118,9
  12 Manufacture of tobacco products 252 249 202 409 80,2 243 588 292 825 120,2
  13 Manufacture of textiles 213 901 200 779 93,9 542 147 512 429 94,5
  14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 1 050 501 1 146 694 109,2 1 709 433 1 929 307 112,9
  15 Manufacture of leather and related products 482 440 469 148 97,2 780 407 821 474 105,3
  16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 983 609 997 115 101,4 513 722 514 817 100,2
  17 Manufacture of paper and paper products 424 238 428 715 101,1 740 013 792 572 107,1
  18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 2 193 2 961 135,0 3 271 3 275 100,1
  19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 1 180 006 1 436 040 121,7 2 538 335 2 789 442 109,9
  20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1 258 416 1 393 694 110,7 2 849 320 3 005 540 105,5
  21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 1 134 211 1 291 401 113,9 1 827 231 2 027 489 111,0
  22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 722 007 748 376 103,7 1 436 134 1 580 978 110,1
  23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 812 955 849 096 104,4 764 018 909 669 119,1
  24 Manufacture of basic metals 910 579 977 990 107,4 2 277 500 2 299 071 100,9
  25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 1 423 150 1 461 158 102,7 1 360 857 1 472 356 108,2
  26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 581 282 583 770 100,4 2 074 744 2 250 785 108,5
  27 Manufacture of electrical equipment 1 996 548 2 122 050 106,3 2 145 372 2 305 851 107,5
  28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n. e. c. 1 502 923 1 465 486 97,5 2 918 680 3 003 289 102,9
  29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 795 199 952 564 119,8 3 069 962 3 290 440 107,2
  30 Manufacture of other transport equipment 913 764 844 523 92,4 821 407 1 378 266 167,8
  31 Manufacture of furniture 314 783 232 590 73,9 538 167 582 126 108,2
  32 Other manufacturing 272 180 277 895 102,1 877 359 958 142 109,2
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 357 580 357 433 100,0 205 185 201 510 98,2
J   Information and communication 80 590 72 830 90,4 82 008 79 079 96,4
M   Professional, scientific and technical activities 58 90 155,9 143 274 191,4
R   Arts, entertainment and recreation 891 1 835 205,9 2 127 1 613 75,8
    Not classified 46 505 105 934 227,8 2 555 36 627 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 24 054 720 105,1 39 610 927 42 869 924 108,2
0 Food and live animals 2 830 111 2 855 652 100,9 4 615 227 5 159 241 111,8
1 Beverages and tobacco 511 790 479 193 93,6 642 913 763 768 118,8
2 Crude materials, except fuels 1 458 125 1 502 612 103,1 690 904 702 501 101,7
3 Mineral fuels and lubricants 2 741 641 3 152 194 115,0 6 348 631 6 513 558 102,6
4 Animal and vegetable oils and fats 95 646 101 717 106,3 182 085 170 564 93,7
5 Chemical products 2 674 186 2 986 584 111,7 5 114 645 5 512 374 107,8
6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 3 782 274 3 771 761 99,7 6 223 510 6 418 619 103,1
7 Machinery and transport equipment 5 652 068 5 674 544 100,4 10 528 999 11 628 604 110,4
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 3 031 789 3 349 194 110,5 5 099 045 5 778 103 113,3
9 Commodities and transactions, n. e. s. 71 073 75 335 106,0 162 414 185 964 114,5
  Not classified 46 505 105 934 227,8 2 555 36 627 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 24 054 720 105,1 39 610 927 42 869 924 108,2
EU Member States 15 556 340 15 722 774 101,1 30 449 426 33 683 598 110,6
Austria 1 282 536 1 217 665 94,9 2 205 819 2 261 741 102,5
Belgium 255 378 270 499 105,9 696 672 677 924 97,3
Bulgaria 162 607 192 384 118,3 329 160 540 609 164,2
Cyprus 34 682 26 824 77,3 16 117 18 222 113,1
Czech Republic 383 267 386 731 100,9 910 034 1 024 253 112,6
Denmark 172 984 146 139 84,5 264 490 312 193 118,0
Estonia 23 059 11 469 49,7 17 621 29 459 167,2
Finland 45 320 51 113 112,8 70 782 66 428 93,8
France 586 331 568 924 97,0 1 071 553 1 697 097 158,4
Greece 155 570 161 715 103,9 332 077 423 680 127,6
Ireland 56 695 93 050 164,1 95 496 312 131 326,9
Italy 2 794 029 2 742 234 98,1 5 727 809 5 673 265 99,0
Latvia 20 115 38 208 189,9 18 609 17 207 92,5
Lithuania 85 130 82 650 97,1 68 246 77 932 114,2
Luxembourg 10 807 13 150 121,7 14 180 36 593 258,1
Hungary 1 574 213 1 486 114 94,4 2 538 739 2 801 737 110,4
Malta 300 107 110 461 36,8 86 849 5 815 6,7
Netherlands 371 925 404 518 108,8 1 572 294 1 771 872 112,7
Germany 2 802 315 2 868 125 102,3 5 660 544 6 169 463 109,0
Poland 563 828 523 451 92,8 1 572 632 1 739 669 110,6
Portugal 77 272 89 455 115,8 59 230 59 488 100,4
Romania 354 978 361 382 101,8 515 690 566 706 109,9
Northern Ireland 3 004 4 199 139,7 9 031 7 493 83,0
Slovakia 257 922 572 568 222,0 788 341 971 656 123,3
Slovenia 2 567 532 2 631 259 102,5 4 558 783 5 063 803 111,1
Spain 410 222 417 827 101,9 963 021 1 033 320 107,3
Sweden 196 650 241 968 123,0 285 439 321 947 112,8
Not classified 7 862 8 694 110,6 168 1 893 1)
EFTA countries 396 791 417 463 105,2 238 176 348 455 146,3
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 297 180 308 574 103,8 212 940 248 720 116,8
CEFTA countries 4 365 799 4 876 630 111,7 2 532 319 2 353 267 92,9
Albania 91 590 100 363 109,6 30 396 30 373 99,9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 299 670 2 694 928 117,2 1 287 992 1 191 550 92,5
Montenegro 346 624 373 555 107,8 8 160 9 235 113,2
Kosovo 168 396 202 543 120,3 11 224 11 560 103,0
Moldova 4 263 8 824 207,0 10 818 11 838 109,4
North Macedonia 196 296 198 277 101,0 127 341 132 269 103,9
Serbia 1 258 961 1 298 142 103,1 1 056 389 966 443 91,5
OPEC countries 168 454 255 284 151,5 182 339 567 955 311,5
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 25 151 213,3 255 494 193,5
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 11 357 143,9 - 63 512 -
Nigeria 9 198 15 855 172,4 68 039 235 549 346,2
Saudi Arabia 61 923 73 221 118,2 8 670 73 743 850,5
United Arab Emirates 52 750 97 538 184,9 6 612 20 701 313,1
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 522 55 10,4 229 181 78,9
Other countries in Europe 875 525 1 047 558 119,6 949 558 1 043 479 109,9
Belarus 7 325 9 134 124,7 781 692 88,7
Russian Federation 222 512 227 124 102,1 58 655 152 200 259,5
Türkiye 308 438 237 754 77,1 665 655 669 668 100,6
United Kingdom 244 972 269 748 110,1 128 951 146 577 113,7
Ukraine 89 747 249 107 277,6 94 394 69 996 74,2
Other countries 2 531 54 691 1) 1 123 4 346 387,0
Other countries in Asia 452 122 530 561 117,3 3 337 373 3 324 464 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 1 561 45,5 3 756 3 402 90,6
Hong Kong, China 18 522 23 205 125,3 2 630 3 315 126,1
India 25 351 28 046 110,6 245 334 193 787 79,0
Indonesia 8 714 6 647 76,3 86 484 43 575 50,4
Israel 37 248 78 266 210,1 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 78 429 113 064 144,2 1 275 717 1 440 795 112,9
Korea, Republic of 13 274 15 030 113,2 65 234 69 759 106,9
Lebanon 24 752 37 916 153,2 102 64 63,1
Malaysia 5 242 5 845 111,5 18 859 10 055 53,3
Pakistan 5 802 809 13,9 17 435 26 524 152,1
Singapore 10 088 16 475 163,3 28 031 10 623 37,9
Thailand 5 402 6 548 121,2 20 715 21 114 101,9
Taiwan, China 11 395 8 766 76,9 39 766 37 481 94,3
Viet Nam 28 905 34 268 118,6 67 227 65 153 96,9
Other countries 50 576 50 542 99,9 559 219 46 171 8,3
Other countries in Africa 214 830 198 155 92,2 296 625 115 264 38,9
Egypt 91 225 94 415 103,5 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 30 542 77,5 6 655 9 944 149,4
Other countries in America 767 827 958 070 124,8 1 441 675 1 162 202 80,6
Argentina 1 995 1 700 85,2 11 729 9 676 82,5
Brazil 10 025 7 167 71,5 11 478 20 509 178,7
Canada 56 080 55 958 99,8 30 335 104 391 344,1
Mexico 73 042 13 645 18,7 23 340 13 832 59,3
United States 585 288 804 638 137,5 1 067 429 781 035 73,2
Other countries 41 397 74 962 181,1 297 364 232 758 78,3
Countries of Oceania 73 772 32 286 43,8 8 129 7 485 92,1
Australia 29 766 27 905 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 67,1 175 307 263 753 150,5

1) The index exceeds 999.

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 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.

Based on the Eurostat’s recommendation, data on import related to distance sales from other EU Member States (OSS – one-stop shop) should be compiled and included in national statistics on import.

Statistics on import from other EU Member States in 2024 include data on distance sales provided by the Tax Administration of the Republic of Croatia.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 2023 and 2024 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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