Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Croatia
Croatia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 14.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Croatia, 1991–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 14.2% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Croatia peaked at 37.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2021.
That places Croatia 146th out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.4% | — |
| 1992 | 15.7% | -57.9% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | -29.2% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +45.4% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +44.2% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -7.5% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 14.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 32% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 14.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 11.1% | 37.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 12.7% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.6% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 10.6% | 15.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Croatia?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Croatia was 14.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2021.
- How does Croatia rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Croatia ranks 146th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.