EU member state. Compliance scores reflect the regulatory advantages of EU single market membership and are not directly comparable to non-EU sourcing countries.
Europe
Croatia
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness · Intra-EU Risk
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
Croatia on the world stage
Total imports
$45.5bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$26.1bn
164 partners
#1 import source
Germany
14.3%
#1 export dest.
Germany
11.9%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Intra-EU trade: Croatia
EU imports from
€15.9bn
intra-EU flow
EU exports to
€32.5bn
intra-EU flow
Intra-EU rank
#50
by import value
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 2.05
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT.
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember
Industrial
177
EUR/MWh
Consumer
148
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
174
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
66%
of generation
Wholesale 90 EUR/MWh · market market
Power market
● Import dependenceMarket model
Liberalised wholesale market (CROPEX)
Direct PPA
Allowed
grid access: open
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
HERA (Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency)
Small system dominated by variable hydropower (48%) with significant gas (18%) and growing wind (13%). Croatia is import-dependent in dry years when hydro output drops. The Krsko nuclear plant (Slovenia) provides 50% of…
Tracked infrastructure
11 gas plants
911 MW · 1 building
1 coal plants
217 MW
25 wind farms
954 MW · 3 building
8 hydro plants
1.6 GW
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
4
none in the merged layer
Acid-drainage prone
0
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Aluminium, Iron
Mine-water verifiability
Independent ambient only
EU member: EEA Waterbase ambient; E-PRTR facility releases
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Intra-EU sourcing risk
EU · 1 = lowest riskMonitored ports (5)
Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
45
→ 49.1 by 2050
Fertility
1.47
below replacement
Working-age
62.9%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
36.9
→ 54.3 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 3.88M · peaks 2024
By 2050: -17% (3.23M)