Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Croatia
Croatia: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 7.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Croatia, 1993–2024
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Croatia stood at 7.2%.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Croatia peaked at 7.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1993.
Croatia ranks 45th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.0% | — |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +66.0% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +27.7% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.6% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 5 |
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More population data for Croatia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8996 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 79,027 people (2100)
- Population density 38.27 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7685 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.4188 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Croatia?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Croatia was 7.2% in 2024, according to World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1993.
- How does Croatia rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.