Goods and services expense in Croatia
Croatia: Goods and services expense was 3.19 billion current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goods and services expense in Croatia, 1991–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 3.19 billion current LCU for goods and services expense in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Croatia peaked at 3.19 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.03 million current LCU, in 1991.
Croatia ranks 116th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Croatia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.03 million current LCU | — |
| 1992 | 57.07 million current LCU | +711.7% |
| 1993 | 741.00 million current LCU | +1198.3% |
| 1994 | 1.69 billion current LCU | +127.7% |
| 1995 | 979.00 million current LCU | -42.0% |
| 1996 | 1.00 billion current LCU | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.17 billion current LCU | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 1.33 billion current LCU | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 1.54 billion current LCU | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 1.69 billion current LCU | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 1.57 billion current LCU | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.10 billion current LCU | -29.7% |
| 2003 | 1.07 billion current LCU | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.24 billion current LCU | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 1.35 billion current LCU | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 1.43 billion current LCU | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.83 billion current LCU | +28.2% |
| 2008 | 2.06 billion current LCU | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 1.94 billion current LCU | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.96 billion current LCU | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.90 billion current LCU | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.94 billion current LCU | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.96 billion current LCU | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.02 billion current LCU | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.00 billion current LCU | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.01 billion current LCU | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.09 billion current LCU | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.15 billion current LCU | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.41 billion current LCU | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 2.37 billion current LCU | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.61 billion current LCU | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 2.82 billion current LCU | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 3.19 billion current LCU | +13.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 3.19 billion current LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.51 billion current LCU, 22% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 3.19 billion current LCU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.59 billion current LCU, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods and services expense in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1198.3% | 57.07 million current LCU | 741.00 million current LCU |
| 1992 | +711.7% | 7.03 million current LCU | 57.07 million current LCU |
| 1994 | +127.7% | 741.00 million current LCU | 1.69 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 945.25 million current LCU | 7.03 million current LCU | 1.69 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.53 billion current LCU | 1.07 billion current LCU | 2.06 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 billion current LCU | 1.90 billion current LCU | 2.41 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 billion current LCU | 2.37 billion current LCU | 3.19 billion current LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 113 Maldives 4.63 billion current LCU compare
- 114 Papua New Guinea 4.11 billion current LCU compare
- 115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.29 billion current LCU compare
- 117 Bolivia 3.19 billion current LCU compare
- 118 Georgia 3.18 billion current LCU compare
- 119 Tajikistan 3.15 billion current LCU compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Croatia?
- Goods and services expense in Croatia was 3.19 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.03 million current LCU in 1991.
- How does Croatia rank for goods and services expense?
- Croatia ranks 116th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.