Croatia Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

-1,993

Units In

HRK Million

-1,561

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 09, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 9 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
502.62 Aug 1993	-11,353.99 Oct 2022	-3,802.81 HRK Million	1993-2025	Croatian Bureau of Statistics

After the loss of the Yugoslav and Comecon markets, trade still plays a major role in Croatia's economic output. Croatia is mostly an exporter of transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs and fuels. On the other hand, Croatian is an importer of machinery, transport and electrical equipment, fuels and lubricans and foodstuffs. Croatia's main trading partners are Italy, Germany, Russia, China, Slovenia and Austria. The European Union as a whole is Croatia's most important trading partner.

Latest Updates

Croatia’s trade deficit widened to EUR 2.0 billion in July 2025 from EUR 1.5 billion in the corresponding month of last year, according to preliminary data. Exports grew by 3.9% to EUR 2.201 billion, while imports increased by 3.1% to EUR 4.194 billion. For the January-June period, the trade gap widened to EUR 11.7 billion, compared to EUR 11.4 billion during the same period in 2024. Exports rose by 3.9% to EUR 14.5 billion, supported by stronger demand from both EU countries (4.6%) and non-EU countries (2.4%). Imports grew by 3.1% to EUR 26.2 billion, driven by a rise in purchases from both EU countries (0.3%) and non-EU countries (13.9%).