Foreign direct investment inflows in Croatia
Net foreign direct investment inflows to Croatia were 2.8% of GDP in 2025.
Croatia, 2025
2.8%
Change from 2024
−2.0percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
2.0%
Position in 2025
68th of 184
Foreign direct investment inflows in Croatia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Croatia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.8% | 1.2% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | 1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | 1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | 3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | 3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | 4.0% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | 5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | 6.2% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | 3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | 4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | 5.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | 3.9% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | 5.0% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | 7.2% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | 6.1% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | 3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | 5.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.0 percentage points from 4.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.0%, the figure has changed by +1.9 percentage points.
- Among the 184 countries with data for 2025, Croatia has the 68th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.2%.
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101.0%
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Exports share of GDP
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Imports share of GDP
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Current account balance, quarterly
-7.4%
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Exports share of GDP
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