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Croatia

Archived page of the 2021 seindex.org. Published 4 October 2021.

Kept as published. The text, charts and figures on this page date from 2021 and have not been updated or checked since. For current scores, see the SEI 2026 profile of Croatia.

Country Profile

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Croatia is a unitary state using a parliamentary system of governance. It is classified by the World Bank as a high-income economy. The government structure is based on separation of legislative, executive and judicial powers. The country is part of the EU since 2013 and it is Croatia's most important trading partner.

Social enterprises in Croatia are facing many challenges, but the most important barrier to their development is without doubt the slow pace of progress in the creation of a supportive legal framework and institutional environment.

Country Facts and Figures [CRO]

IndicatorValueSource
Population4.047.200WB, 2020
Human Development Index0.837HDI, 2021
GDP (current US$) (billions)55.966WB, 2020
GDP growth-8.4WB, 2020
GNI per capita, PPP ($)28.630WB, 2020
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) (millions)1,170WB, 2019
Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP)75TE, 2018
Tax revenue (% of GDP)22.2WB, 2019
Unemployment rate7.5WB, 2020
Unemployment rate (male)7.5WB, 2020
Unemployment rate (female)7.6WB, 2020
Unemployment rate (youth 15-24 years)27.9CBS, 2021
Employment rate (male)65.8CBS, 2021
Employment rate (female)57CBS, 2021
Average monthly net wage (EUR)7,046CBS, 2021
Poverty rate18.3WB, 2018
Households with internet access (%)85Statista, 2020

Sources:
Human Development Index 2021
World Bank 2018, 2019 & 2020
Croatian Bureau of Statistics, 2021
Trading Economics, 2018
Statista, 2020

Policy Framework
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Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
Ecosystem CRO 2012
Employees in Social Enterprises
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