Croatia Unemployment Rate

1998 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Croatia Unemployment Rate

  • Croatia Unemployment Rate increased to 5.50% in Mar 2025, from the previously reported figure of 5.00% in Dec 2024.
  • Croatia Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1998 to Mar 2025, with an average rate of 16.40%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 18.70% in Mar 2014 and a record low of 4.60% in Jun 2024.
  • The data is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
  • In the latest reports, Croatia Population reached 3.87 million people in Jun 2024.


View Croatia's Unemployment Rate from Mar 1998 to Mar 2025 in the chart:

Croatia Unemployment Rate

What was Croatia's Unemployment Rate in Mar 2025?

Croatia Unemployment Rate increased to 5.50% in Mar 2025, from the previously reported figure of 5.00% in Dec 2024. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
5.50 Mar 2025 5.00 Dec 2024 4.60 Jun 2024 18.70 Mar 2014 % quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.14 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 7.60 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1990 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 11.80 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 4.08 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 1978 - Jan 2026
Austria (%) 5.60 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Azerbaijan (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 6.16 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2026
Belgium (%) 6.40 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 2.22 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 12.65 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 23.14 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Brazil (%) 5.40 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2026
Brunei (%) 4.80 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 0.70 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 6.50 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Chile (%) 8.05 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
China (%) 5.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Colombia (%) 10.86 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Croatia (%) 5.50 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Cyprus (%) 4.20 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Czech Republic (%) 3.26 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Denmark (%) 6.40 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 3.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 6.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 7.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 5.80 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Finland (%) 10.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
France (%) 7.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 13.88 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Germany (%) 4.00 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Ghana (%) 2.98 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Greece (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.90 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1981 - Jan 2026
Hungary (%) 4.61 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.85 2025 yearly 1984 - 2025
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 5.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Israel (%) 3.02 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) 6.14 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.70 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2026
Jordan (%) 21.40 Aug 2025 quarterly Feb 2000 - Aug 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 3.00 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 10.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 3.70 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 7.00 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.40 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Luxembourg (%) 6.30 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.70 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2026
North Macedonia (%) 11.40 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 2.90 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 2.73 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.62 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Moldova (%) 3.97 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 5.60 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 10.50 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 13.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 6.63 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Myanmar (%) 1.79 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 4.44 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%) 4.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 5.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 4.30 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2022 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 4.60 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
Oman (%) 2.40 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2018 - Jan 2026
Pakistan (%) 6.90 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 27.50 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 10.40 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Paraguay (%) 3.56 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 6.34 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2026
Philippines (%) 5.30 Jul 2025 quarterly Jul 1982 - Jul 2025
Poland (%) 6.00 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2026
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Romania (%) 5.90 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 2.10 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.44 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.00 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2020 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 5.74 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Slovenia (%) 4.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 31.40 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 9.93 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 4.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 8.96 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 5.02 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025

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Croatia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.4 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -963.223 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2019
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 8,004.448 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 25.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 59,850.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Oct 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 57.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 55.564 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 69.452 2030 yearly 1998 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 52.662 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.000 2028 yearly 1993 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,660.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,439.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 1,103.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 516,339.714 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 967,877.141 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 410,337.582 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 4,099.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 1,211.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,373,118.798 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 747,574.721 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 57.350 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 122.996 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 2012 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 14.532 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1997 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 138.562 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1994 - Nov 2025
Exports: ytd: SITC: EUR: Mineral Fuels and Lubricants (MF) (EUR th) 2,808,646.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Exports: ytd: SITC: EUR: Manufactured Goods (MG) (EUR th) 3,558,529.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Exports: ytd: SITC: EUR: Chemical Products (CP) (EUR th) 2,941,823.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Exports: ytd: SITC: EUR: Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles (MA) (EUR th) 2,975,863.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Exports: ytd: SITC: EUR: Food and Live Animals (FL) (EUR th) 2,798,355.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Imports: ytd: SITC: EUR: Mineral Fuels and Lubricants (MF) (EUR th) 5,774,023.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Imports: ytd: SITC: EUR: Manufactured Goods (MG) (EUR th) 6,182,466.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Imports: ytd: SITC: EUR: Chemical Products (CP) (EUR th) 5,374,468.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Imports: ytd: SITC: EUR: Food and Live Animals (FL) (EUR th) 5,147,366.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Imports: ytd: SITC: EUR: Machinery and Transport Equipment (MT) (EUR th) 11,016,187.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Export Value Index (2015=100) 176.496 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 168.142 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -498.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,465.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 14.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 673.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 7.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -269.030 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -10.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -258.645 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 52,854.6 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1998 - Dec 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 74.3 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 14,714.0 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 20.7 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 415.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.891 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -18,647.917 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
DI: Wholesale Trade excl Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles (EUR mn) 93.749 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
DI: Mfg: Coke and Refined Petroleum Products (EUR mn) -13.980 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
DI: Mfg: Basic Pharmaceutical Products and pharmaceutical preparations (EUR mn) 949.999 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
DI: Manufacture (Mfg): Food Products (EUR mn) 14.564 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
DI: Financial Service Activities excl Insurance and Pension Funding (EUR mn) 740.077 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad (DI) (EUR mn) 2,582.925 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: ow Slovenia (EUR mn) 121.422 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: ow Netherlands (EUR mn) 342.702 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: ow Poland (EUR mn) 801.156 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: ow Switzerland (EUR mn) 1,016.317 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Direct Investment Abroad: ow Liberia (EUR mn) 7.797 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
FDI: Wholesale Trade excl Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles (EUR mn) 70.537 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
FDI: Construction (EUR mn) 5.756 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
FDI: Real Estate Activities (EUR mn) 505.747 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
FDI: Manufacture (Mfg): Food Products (EUR mn) 129.034 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
FDI: Financial Service Activities excl Insurance and Pension Funding (EUR mn) 722.837 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (EUR mn) 4,182.263 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: ow Italy (EUR mn) -6.813 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: ow Netherlands (EUR mn) 1,364.728 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: ow Hungary (EUR mn) 87.709 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: ow Austria (EUR mn) 25.770 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: ow Turkey (EUR mn) 41.412 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
No of Enterprises: Legal Entities: Registered (Unit) 257,183.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2025
HR: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 758.460 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
HR: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) 2,486.822 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
HR: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 6,704.606 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
HR: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 1,966.101 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 33.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 1,859.584 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 68,643.642 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1994 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 87,035.635 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1994 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 6.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1995 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 28,293.0 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1992 - Dec 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 39.884 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 8.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 0.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 76,152.252 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 75,910.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1994 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jun 1995 - Dec 2022
Household Debt (USD mn) 35,927.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 81,714.351 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 1.06 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 49.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Dec 2025
Base Money and CNB Bills: Currency Outside Credit Institutions (HRK bn) 30.331 Sep 2022 monthly Jun 1994 - Sep 2022
HNB Forecast: Monetary Aggregates: YoY: Broadest Money M4 (%) 9.900 2022 yearly 2017 - 2022
Official Reserves: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible Foreign Currencies (... (USD mn) 22,183.400 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
Official Reserves (USD mn) 29,620.371 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -2.6 Jan 2026 monthly May 2009 - Jan 2026

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