Croatia recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 2.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in Croatia averaged -3.00 percent of GDP from 1995 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 2.00 percent of GDP in 1998 and a record low of -8.80 percent of GDP in 2000. source: Croatian National Bank

Government Budget in Croatia is expected to reach -2.60 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Croatia Government Budget is projected to trend around -2.70 percent of GDP in 2026 and -2.80 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 11298.30 11507.40 EUR Million Sep 2025
Government Budget -2.40 -0.80 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value 544.60 -998.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Government Debt 51859.10 51837.80 EUR Million Oct 2025
Government Debt to GDP 57.70 61.80 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 11842.90 10509.40 EUR Million Sep 2025


Croatia Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2.40 -0.80 2.00 -8.80 1995 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly