Croatia
| FORECAST* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Economic Indicators | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Population, 1000 persons | 3856 | 3868 | 3868 | . | . | . |
| GDP, real change in % | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| GDP per capita (EUR at PPP) | 29850 | 31050 | 32370 | . | . | . |
| Gross industrial production, real change in % | -0.3 | -1.9 | 3.3 | . | . | . |
| Unemployment rate - LFS, in %, average | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| Average gross monthly wages, EUR | 1584 | 1821 | 2016 | . | . | . |
| Consumer prices, % p.a. | 8.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Fiscal balance in % of GDP | -1.1 | -2.3 | -3.0 | -3.2 | -2.9 | -2.5 |
| Public debt in % of GDP | 60.9 | 57.4 | 56.3 | . | . | . |
| Current account in % of GDP | 0.1 | -2.2 | -3.5 | -3.5 | -3.4 | -3.3 |
| FDI inflow, EUR m | 3258 | 4182 | 2630 | . | . | . |
| Gross external debt in % of GDP | 76.9 | 66.4 | 66.9 | . | . | . |
Basic data are continuously updated.
* Forecasts are changed beginning of January, April, July and November.
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Monthly Report No. 7-8/2026
Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Selena Duraković, Meryem Gökten, Richard Grieveson, Ioannis Gutzianas, Gabor Hunya, Branimir Jovanović, Biljana Jovanovikj, Niko Korpar, Dzmitry Kruk, Isilda Mara, Michał Możdżeń, Emilia Penkova-Pearson, Olga Pindyuk, Sandor Richter, Marko Sošić, Bernd Christoph Ströhm and Marina Tverdostup
wiiw Monthly Report No. 7-8, July-August 2026
52 pages including 5 Tables
Executive summary
Olga Pindyuk
in: The Crisis is Over, but its Scarring Effects are Hindering Recovery
wiiw Forecast Report No. Spring 2024, April 2024 , pp. I-VII
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