Croatia recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 56.30 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Croatia averaged 53.40 percent of GDP from 1995 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 86.50 percent of GDP in 2020 and a record low of 22.60 percent of GDP in 1998. source: Croatian National Bank

Government Debt to GDP in Croatia is expected to reach 56.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Croatia Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 55.50 percent of GDP in 2027 and 55.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 13755.30 11298.30 EUR Million Dec 2025
Government Budget -3.00 -2.30 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -1894.30 676.20 EUR Million Dec 2025
Government Debt 52448.70 52370.80 EUR Million Jan 2026
Government Debt to GDP 56.30 57.40 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 11861.00 11925.10 EUR Million Dec 2025


Croatia Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
56.30 57.40 86.50 22.60 1995 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly