Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Croatia
Croatia: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) was 59.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Croatia, 1991–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, subsidies and other transfers in Croatia stood at 59.4%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.4% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Croatia peaked at 59.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1994.
That places Croatia 31st out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 43.8% | — |
| 1992 | 33.2% | -24.1% |
| 1993 | 34.8% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 39.0% | +24.5% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 43.4% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 43.2% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 43.2% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 40.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | +46.4% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 59.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.0%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 59.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.8%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies and other transfers (% of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +46.4% | 40.6% | 59.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.6% | 31.3% | 45.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 40.3% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 39.1% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 40.6% | 59.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in Croatia?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Croatia was 59.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1994.
- How does Croatia rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Croatia ranks 31st out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.