Claims on central government, etc. in Croatia
Croatia: Claims on central government, etc. was 8.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Claims on central government, etc. in Croatia, 2012–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for claims on central government, etc. in Croatia is 8.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in Croatia peaked at 20.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2024.
That places Croatia 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Claims on central government, etc. in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 16.9% | — |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +40.7% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -30.2% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.6% | 13.7% | 20.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 8.7% | 19.3% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Croatia
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 35.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0177 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 478.67 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 20.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 794.25 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 20.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 794.25 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government, etc. in Croatia?
- Claims on central government, etc. in Croatia was 8.7% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- Croatia ranks 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.