Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Croatia

Croatia: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.5572 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5572
Change on year
down 17.3%
World rank
55th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.8783
in 1996
All-time low
0.5572
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Croatia, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.8681996: 0.8781997: 0.8051998: 0.811999: 0.8112000: 0.7552001: 0.7352002: 0.8052003: 0.8182004: 0.8482005: 0.8472006: 0.8142007: 0.8232008: 0.8092009: 0.8142010: 0.8372011: 0.872012: 0.7972013: 0.8092014: 0.7642015: 0.8142016: 0.7922017: 0.7592018: 0.6632019: 0.6742020: 0.557

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 0.5572 for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Croatia peaked at 0.8783 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5572, in 2020.

Croatia ranks 55th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Croatia, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.8675
1996 0.8783 +1.2%
1997 0.8048 -8.4%
1998 0.8095 +0.6%
1999 0.8108 +0.2%
2000 0.7546 -6.9%
2001 0.7351 -2.6%
2002 0.8046 +9.5%
2003 0.8177 +1.6%
2004 0.8482 +3.7%
2005 0.8469 -0.2%
2006 0.8135 -3.9%
2007 0.823 +1.2%
2008 0.8087 -1.7%
2009 0.8137 +0.6%
2010 0.8375 +2.9%
2011 0.8697 +3.8%
2012 0.7965 -8.4%
2013 0.8085 +1.5%
2014 0.7642 -5.5%
2015 0.8135 +6.5%
2016 0.7916 -2.7%
2017 0.759 -4.1%
2018 0.6626 -12.7%
2019 0.6738 +1.7%
2020 0.5572 -17.3%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 0.5572 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 71% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 0.5572 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 71% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8342 0.8048 0.8783 5
2000s 0.8066 0.7351 0.8482 10
2010s 0.7777 0.6626 0.8697 10
2020s 0.5572 0.5572 0.5572 1

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 52 El Salvador 0.6186 compare
  2. 53 South Africa 0.5666 compare
  3. 54 Australia 0.5624 compare
  4. 56 Spain 0.4384 compare
  5. 57 Germany 0.4185 compare
  6. 58 Belgium 0.3057 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Croatia?
Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Croatia was 0.5572 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8783 in 1996.
What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5572 in 2020.
How does Croatia rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Croatia ranks 55th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
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