Retail sales growth in Croatia increased by 4.8% year-on-year in December 2025, from a more than two-year low of 1.4% in the previous month. This marked the highest level since June, as sales rose at a faster pace for non-food products (5.6% vs. 4.2% in November), automotive fuels and lubricants (9.4% vs. 6.8%), and trade, excluding automotive fuels and lubricants, in specialized stores (4.9% vs. 1%). In addition, sales rebounded for food, beverages, and tobacco (4% vs. -2.6%). Meanwhile, trade via the internet or mail order declined (-0.8% vs. 7.9%). On a monthly basis, retail activity rose 0.7%, rebounding from a 0.5% fall in the previous month. source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics

Retail Sales in Croatia increased 4.80 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Croatia averaged 3.47 percent from 2001 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 34.20 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -25.50 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Croatia Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Croatia Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Retail Sales in Croatia increased 4.80 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Croatia is expected to be 2.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Croatia Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 2.50 percent in 2027 and 3.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-30 10:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Nov 1.4% 4.1% 3.6%
2026-01-30 10:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Dec 4.8% 1.4% 2.4%
2026-03-05 10:00 AM
Retail Sales YoY
Jan 4.8% 4.0%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bank Lending Rate 4.42 4.39 percent Dec 2025
Consumer Confidence -9.40 -8.10 points Jan 2026
Consumer Credit 27425.20 27252.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Consumer Spending 9806.00 10185.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Gasoline Prices 1.71 1.63 USD/Liter Jan 2026
Retail Sales MoM 1.70 -0.50 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales YoY 4.80 1.40 percent Dec 2025


Croatia Retail Sales YoY
In Croatia, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.80 1.40 34.20 -25.50 2001 - 2025 percent Monthly
Constant Prices, WDA

News Stream
Croatia Retail Sales Hit 6-Month High
Retail sales growth in Croatia increased by 4.8% year-on-year in December 2025, from a more than two-year low of 1.4% in the previous month. This marked the highest level since June, as sales rose at a faster pace for non-food products (5.6% vs. 4.2% in November), automotive fuels and lubricants (9.4% vs. 6.8%), and trade, excluding automotive fuels and lubricants, in specialized stores (4.9% vs. 1%). In addition, sales rebounded for food, beverages, and tobacco (4% vs. -2.6%). Meanwhile, trade via the internet or mail order declined (-0.8% vs. 7.9%). On a monthly basis, retail activity rose 0.7%, rebounding from a 0.5% fall in the previous month.
2026-01-30
Croatia Retail Sales Growth Eases to Over 2-Year Low
Retail sales growth in Croatia eases to 1.4% year-on-year in November 2025 from 4.1% in the previous month. This marked the slowest increase since a decline in March 2023, as growth moderated for non-food products (4.1% vs 7.7% in October) and automotive fuels and lubricants (6.6% vs 9.0%). At the same time, sales of food, beverages, and tobacco fell 2.6%, following a 1.6% rise in the prior month. Meanwhile, internet or mail-order trade grew at a faster pace (8.2% vs 5.1%). On a monthly basis, retail sales dropped by 2.2% in November, reversing a 1.3% increase in October and marking the steepest fall since March 2021. For the January–November period, retail sales grew 3.6% compared to the same period a year earlier.
2025-12-30
Croatia Retail Sales Rise the Most in 4 Months
Retail sales in Croatia increased by 4.1% year-on-year in October 2025, following a 3.1% rise in the previous month. This was the highest growth since June, driven by stronger sales of non-food products excluding automotive fuels and lubricants (7.7% vs 5.0% in September) and of automotive fuels and lubricants (9.0% vs 7.6%). In contrast, growth slowed for food, beverages, and tobacco (1.6% vs 1.9%) and for online and mail-order sales (5.1% vs 5.9%). On a monthly basis, retail trade rose by 1.3% in October, the same pace as in the prior month. For the January-October period, retail sales were 3.6% higher compared to the same period a year ago.
2025-11-28