Tax revenue in Croatia

Central government tax revenue in Croatia was equal to 21.2% of GDP in 2023.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1991 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Croatia, 2023 21.2% % of GDP
Change from 2022 −0.5percentage points 2022: 21.7%
European Union, 2023 19.6% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 21.4% Middle value of 27 countries

Tax revenue 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.

Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period CroatiaEuropean Union
2024 – 19.8%
2023 21.2% 19.6%
2022 21.7% 19.9%
2021 21.1% 19.9%
2020 20.9% 19.6%
2019 22.0% 20.0%
2018 21.8% 19.9%
2017 22.0% 19.8%
2016 21.9% 19.7%
2015 21.4% 19.7%
2014 20.4% 19.9%
2013 20.6% 19.7%
2012 20.1% 19.3%
2011 19.6% 18.9%
2010 20.3% 18.7%
2009 20.3% 18.4%
2008 21.3% 19.2%
2007 21.5% 19.6%
2006 21.5% 19.3%
2005 20.9% 19.0%
2004 20.9% 18.7%
2003 21.7% 18.9%
2002 22.2% 19.1%
2001 21.9% 19.4%
2000 22.8% 19.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 21.7% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 20.6%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 19.6%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1991 to 2023 for Croatia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics