Croatia Trade Deficit Narrows in February

Croatia’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR 1.4 billion in February 2026 from EUR 1.6 billion a year earlier. Exports rose 3.3% year-on-year to EUR 2.1 billion, while imports declined 4.3% to EUR 3.5 billion. In the January-February period, the trade deficit also narrowed to EUR 2.6 billion from EUR 3.1 billion in the same period of the previous year. Over this period, exports fell 3.9% to EUR 3.9 billion, driven by lower sales to both EU (-2.5%) and non-EU markets (-6.5%). Imports dropped sharply by 9.5% to EUR 6.4 billion, weighed down by reduced purchases from the EU (-5.1%) and non-EU countries (-24.3%).

Croatia’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR 1.1 billion in January 2026 from EUR 1.5 billion in the same month last year, as exports decreased less than imports. Exports dropped by 10.6% year-on-year to EUR 1.8 billion, amid lower sales to both EU (-7.0%) and non-EU countries (-17.8%). Imports declined by 16.9% to EUR 2.9 billion due to reduced purchases from both the EU (-8.8%) and non-EU countries (-41.1%).

Croatia's trade deficit slightly widened to EUR 1.3 billion in December 2025, from EUR 1.2 billion in the same month of the previous year, as imports fell less than exports. Imports declined by 2.2% year-on-year to EUR 3.3 billion, while exports fell by 4.2% to EUR 2 billion. For the whole of 2025, the country's trade deficit widened to EUR 19.2 billion, from EUR 18.8 billion in the same period a year earlier. During this period, exports increased by 4.4% to EUR 25.1 billion, supported by higher sales to both EU (5.6%) and non-EU (2.2%) countries. Meanwhile, imports grew by 3.3% to EUR 44.3 billion, mainly driven by increased purchases from both EU (1.2%) and non-EU (10.5%) countries.