Tax revenue (current LCU) in Croatia
Croatia: Tax revenue (current LCU) was 16.77 billion current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Croatia, 1991–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 16.77 billion current LCU for tax revenue in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Croatia peaked at 16.77 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.72 million current LCU, in 1991.
Croatia ranks 120th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Tax revenue (current LCU) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.72 million current LCU | — |
| 1992 | 70.89 million current LCU | +713.1% |
| 1993 | 1.12 billion current LCU | +1473.5% |
| 1994 | 3.12 billion current LCU | +179.6% |
| 1995 | 3.69 billion current LCU | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 4.00 billion current LCU | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 4.38 billion current LCU | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 5.27 billion current LCU | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 5.22 billion current LCU | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 5.46 billion current LCU | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 5.63 billion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 6.29 billion current LCU | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 6.75 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 7.02 billion current LCU | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 7.56 billion current LCU | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 8.47 billion current LCU | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 9.30 billion current LCU | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 9.90 billion current LCU | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 9.06 billion current LCU | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 9.02 billion current LCU | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.88 billion current LCU | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 9.02 billion current LCU | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 9.28 billion current LCU | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.15 billion current LCU | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 9.84 billion current LCU | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 10.42 billion current LCU | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 10.95 billion current LCU | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 11.38 billion current LCU | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 12.06 billion current LCU | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 10.59 billion current LCU | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 12.29 billion current LCU | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 14.66 billion current LCU | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 16.77 billion current LCU | +14.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 16.77 billion current LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 103.80 billion current LCU, 16% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 16.77 billion current LCU is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 161.58 billion current LCU, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (current LCU) 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 | +1473.5% | 70.89 million current LCU | 1.12 billion current LCU |
| 1992 | +713.1% | 8.72 million current LCU | 70.89 million current LCU |
| 1994 | +179.6% | 1.12 billion current LCU | 3.12 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.99 billion current LCU | 8.72 million current LCU | 5.27 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.54 billion current LCU | 5.46 billion current LCU | 9.90 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.00 billion current LCU | 8.88 billion current LCU | 12.06 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.58 billion current LCU | 10.59 billion current LCU | 16.77 billion current LCU | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Croatia?
- Tax revenue in Croatia was 16.77 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.77 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.72 million current LCU in 1991.
- How does Croatia rank for tax revenue?
- Croatia ranks 120th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.7%. 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 Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. 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.