Government deficit (−) or surplus (+) in Croatia i
Free · Annual · % of GDP
Source: Eurostat (gov_10dd_edpt1), retrieved 2026-10-16 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
-3.0%
Croatia · 2025
Croatia · 2025Year-on-year change-0.7 pp
Previous period-2.3% 2024
Rank in Europe17 of 27
EU27-3.1%
Spain-2.4%
Trend
Country ranking → Croatia → Compare Spain and Croatia →
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| Period | Croatia | EU27 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.0% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | -2.3% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | -1.1% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | -7.2% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | -1.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | -3.5% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | -5.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | -5.5% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | -5.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | -7.6% | -4.1% |
Data analysis
Croatia, “Government deficit (−) or surplus (+)” (2025): -3.0%; a year earlier, -2.3% (-0.7 pp: deterioration). Croatia ranks 17 of 27 European countries with data. For reference, the EU27 records -3.1% and Spain -2.4%. Over the last 5 periods the series shows a downward trend.
About this indicator
- What is the latest government deficit (−) or surplus (+) figure in Croatia?
- -3.0% in 2025, rank 17 of 27 European countries. The EU27 figure is -3.1%.
- What does government deficit (−) or surplus (+) measure?
- Government deficit (−) or surplus (+), in % of GDP. A higher value indicates a more favourable situation.
- Where does the government deficit (−) or surplus (+) data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset gov_10dd_edpt1 («Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is government deficit (−) or surplus (+) updated?
- Annual. The latest period published is 2025; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.