Government spending in Croatia

Government spending in Croatia was equal to 49.4% of GDP in 2025.

Measure: Government expenditure as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Croatia, 2025 49.4% % of GDP
Change from 2024 +1.6percentage points 2024: 47.8%
European Union, 2025 49.4% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 47.3% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 8th of 30 See the full ranking

Government spending in Croatia over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government expenditure as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period CroatiaEuropean Union
2025 49.4% 49.4%
2024 47.8% 48.9%
2023 46.3% 48.8%
2022 44.8% 49.1%
2021 47.9% 51.1%
2020 53.7% 52.8%
2019 46.3% 46.6%
2018 45.1% 46.6%
2017 44.4% 46.9%
2016 45.9% 47.5%
2015 47.7% 48.3%
2014 48.9% 49.3%
2013 48.0% 50.0%
2012 47.3% 50.0%
2011 48.6% 49.3%
2010 48.2% 50.7%
2009 49.3% 50.9%
2008 46.3% 47.0%
2007 46.4% 45.8%
2006 44.6% 46.6%
2005 46.5% 47.2%
2004 49.0% 47.4%
2003 49.6% 48.1%
2002 49.2% 47.8%
2001 50.6% 47.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.6 percentage points from 47.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 47.7%, the figure has changed by +1.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Croatia has the 8th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.4%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_main · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC_GDP sector=S13 na_item=TE
Observation period
1995 to 2025 for Croatia
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat