Croatia’s trade deficit widened to €2.01 billion in March 2026, up from €1.77 billion in March 2025, according to preliminary data, the largest gap since May 2024. Imports surged 14.8% to €4.52 billion, the highest level since late 1999, while exports jumped 15.8% to a record €2.51 billion. In the first quarter of 2026, the trade deficit narrowed to €4.62 billion from €4.86 billion in the same period of 2025. Exports rose 3.0% to €6.36 billion, supported by a 4.9% increase in sales to the EU, though exports to non-EU countries declined by 0.7%. Imports, meanwhile, fell 0.5% to €10.98 billion, driven by a 2.7% drop in purchases from non-EU countries and nearly flat demand from the EU. source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics

Croatia recorded a trade deficit of 2008.42 EUR Million in March of 2026. Balance of Trade in Croatia averaged -903.04 EUR Million from 1993 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 502.62 EUR Million in August of 1993 and a record low of -4859.56 EUR Million in December of 1997. This page provides - Croatia Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Croatia Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.

Croatia recorded a trade deficit of 2008.42 EUR Million in March of 2026. Balance of Trade in Croatia is expected to be -1850.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Croatia Balance of Trade is projected to trend around -1200.00 EUR Million in 2027 and -1110.00 EUR Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-09 09:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Feb €-1.4B €-1.1B €-1.3B
2026-05-08 09:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Mar €-2.0B €-1.4B € -1.9B
2026-06-09 09:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Apr €-2.0B



Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Imports 4515.07 3528.09 EUR Million Mar 2026
Tourist Arrivals 309143.00 169840.00 Mar 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -2008.42 -1420.52 EUR Million Mar 2026
Capital Flows -1597.90 4434.60 EUR Million Dec 2025
Current Account -2204.00 3941.60 EUR Million Dec 2025
Current Account to GDP -3.50 -2.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 2506.65 2107.57 EUR Million Mar 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt 62239.43 63429.15 EUR Million Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment -461.30 1977.20 EUR Million Dec 2025
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Natural Gas Imports 10331.80 10644.00 Terajoule Mar 2026
Remittances 1138.00 1158.10 EUR Million Dec 2025
Terrorism Index 0.00 0.00 Points Dec 2025


Croatia Balance of Trade
After the loss of the Yugoslav and Comecon markets, trade still plays a major role in Croatia's economic output. Croatia is mostly an exporter of transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs and fuels. On the other hand, Croatian is an importer of machinery, transport and electrical equipment, fuels and lubricans and foodstuffs. Croatia's main trading partners are Italy, Germany, Russia, China, Slovenia and Austria. The European Union as a whole is Croatia's most important trading partner.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2008.42 -1420.52 502.62 -4859.56 1993 - 2026 EUR Million Monthly

News Stream
Croatia Trade Deficit Largest Since 2024
Croatia’s trade deficit widened to €2.01 billion in March 2026, up from €1.77 billion in March 2025, according to preliminary data, the largest gap since May 2024. Imports surged 14.8% to €4.52 billion, the highest level since late 1999, while exports jumped 15.8% to a record €2.51 billion. In the first quarter of 2026, the trade deficit narrowed to €4.62 billion from €4.86 billion in the same period of 2025. Exports rose 3.0% to €6.36 billion, supported by a 4.9% increase in sales to the EU, though exports to non-EU countries declined by 0.7%. Imports, meanwhile, fell 0.5% to €10.98 billion, driven by a 2.7% drop in purchases from non-EU countries and nearly flat demand from the EU.
2026-05-08
Croatia Trade Deficit Narrows in February
Croatia’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR 1.4 billion in February 2026 from EUR 1.6 billion a year earlier. Exports rose 3.3% year-on-year to EUR 2.1 billion, while imports declined 4.3% to EUR 3.5 billion. In the January-February period, the trade deficit also narrowed to EUR 2.6 billion from EUR 3.1 billion in the same period of the previous year. Over this period, exports fell 3.9% to EUR 3.9 billion, driven by lower sales to both EU (-2.5%) and non-EU markets (-6.5%). Imports dropped sharply by 9.5% to EUR 6.4 billion, weighed down by reduced purchases from the EU (-5.1%) and non-EU countries (-24.3%).
2026-04-09
Croatia Trade Deficit Narrows in January
Croatia’s trade deficit narrowed to EUR 1.1 billion in January 2026 from EUR 1.5 billion in the same month last year, as exports decreased less than imports. Exports dropped by 10.6% year-on-year to EUR 1.8 billion, amid lower sales to both EU (-7.0%) and non-EU countries (-17.8%). Imports declined by 16.9% to EUR 2.9 billion due to reduced purchases from both the EU (-8.8%) and non-EU countries (-41.1%).
2026-03-11