Croatia Balance of Trade

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

-1,407.04

Units In

HRK Million

-1,401.14

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 09, 2026

Time to Release

29 Days 10 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
502.62 Aug 1993	-11,353.99 Oct 2022	-3,784.15 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 narrowed to EUR 1.4 billion in October 2025 from 1.6 billion in the same month a year earlier, as export rose faster than imports. Exports jumped by 7.7% year-on-year to EUR 2.4 billion, while imports to grew at a softer 0.6% to EUR 3.8 billion. For the January-October period, exports grew 5.9% compared to the same period in 2024, totaling EUR 21 billion, driven by stronger shipments to both EU countries (6.7%) and non-EU countries (4.4%). Meanwhile, imports rose to 3.8%, supported by increased arrivals both from EU countries (1.6%) and non-EU countries (11.9%).