Social contributions (% of revenue) in Croatia
Croatia: Social contributions (% of revenue) was 27.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Social contributions in Croatia, 1991–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2023, social contributions in Croatia stood at 27.9%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Croatia peaked at 51.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2023.
That places Croatia 33rd out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Social contributions (% of revenue) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51.5% | — |
| 1992 | 34.7% | -32.7% |
| 1993 | 33.7% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 31.8% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 29.7% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 33.6% | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 30.5% | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 29.6% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 32.0% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | -1.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 27.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.1%, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 27.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.8%, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social contributions (% of revenue) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -32.7% | 51.5% | 34.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 29.6% | 51.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.2% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 28.9% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 27.9% | 29.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in Croatia?
- Social contributions in Croatia was 27.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for social contributions?
- Croatia ranks 33rd out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.