Since service industries comprise about two-thirds of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and agriculture accounts for less than 4%, the structure of the Croatian economy is similar to that of the other European Union countries.

The economy

Since service industries comprise about two-thirds of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and agriculture accounts for less than 4%, the structure of the Croatian economy is similar to that of the countries of the European Union. The main economic branches in the country are determined by natural resources, but also by technology and industry (food industry, petrochemicals, metalworking). The most important branch of the economy is tourism, with moret than 16 million foreign guests, contributing almost 20% to the GDP. As in many European countries, the greatest problem facing the Croatian economy in the current period of crisis is the relatively high level of unemployment. Croatia has a developed infrastructure, and in the last 15 years, 1,000 km of modern highways have been built, which has contributed significantly to linking the countries of the European Union. In fact, Croatia conducts two-thirds of its foreign trade with EU countries, primarily Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Austria, and Hungary; Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia are also important trading partners.

The Croatian economy is one of the strongest in Southeast Europe, and in terms of its GDP (58.3 billion euros in 2021) is one of the strongest economies in Southeast Europe. After the collapse of the socialist system...

Croatia does not have large quantities of mineral resources. Coal and other mines (bauxite) were closed in the 1970s and 1980s. It does have significant sources of non-metal minerals, which are used as raw materials...

There are several large companies under private ownership in Croatia, which play a significant role in foreign trade. Some of them are significant technological innovators. There are also publicly owned...

Although Croatia cannot compare with major tourism powers such as France, Spain, Italy or Greece in terms of the number of tourist arrivals, with around 20 million tourist arrivals in 2019 and a trend of increasing...