Croatia

Country at a glance

Croatia is a southeastern europe member of the European Union, with its capital in Zagreb. The country joined the European Communities in 2013 as the most recent EU member state to join, following the 2004 and 2007 enlargements. Economically, Croatia is an Adriatic economy with tourism, shipbuilding and services; the most recent eurozone entrant (January 2023) and Schengen entrant (also 2023). The country has used the euro since 2023, and it is part of the Schengen area for cross-border movement. Croatian is the official language and the country is divided into 2 NUTS-1 statistical regions for the purposes of Eurostat reporting. On Eurostat's headline indicators, Croatia is currently 20th-most populous of the 27 member states with data on record.

Croatia vs EU-27

Flagship indicators alongside the EU-27 average and Croatia's rank across covered member states.

Indicators by topic

Every Eurostat indicator we hold for Croatia, grouped by theme. Click through to the indicator profile for the cross-country timeline.

More data on Croatia

This profile covers Eurostat statistical indicators. The pages below extend the picture into other strands of EU public data — parliamentary representation, public procurement, EU-funded research, cohesion-fund spending, regional statistics.

• European Parliament

  MEPs elected from Croatia (current term, 2024–2029).

• Public tenders

  TED notices from Croatia buyers — public contracts above EU thresholds.

• EU research grants

  CORDIS-funded R&D projects coordinated from Croatia.

• Cohesion funds

  Kohesio-listed ERDF/ESF+/Cohesion Fund projects in Croatia.

Sources & methodology

Data on this page comes from Eurostat (406 indicators), fetched from the official dissemination API. Each indicator card links to the cross-country profile with the full year-by-year timeline. See methodology for caveats, revision policy and ranking definitions, or sources for the complete dataset list.

Last refreshed: 2026-05-18 · Source: Eurostat dissemination API