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Croatia

Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · source: Wikidata

The Institute's composite reading

Risque élevé

4.5 /10 risk

  • Security 0.0
  • Legitimacy 6.6
  • Economy 7.0
  • Diplomacy 4.0
  • Influence 0.0

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 5 (list of 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 5 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 1 (list of 2026.10.23).

Capital
Zagreb
Population
3,866,233 inh.
Area
56,594 km²
Currency
EUR
Regime
republic

Executive in office

Head of State

Zoran Milanović

since 2020.02.19 Parti social-démocrate de Croatie

Head of Government

Andrej Plenković

since 2016.10.19 Union démocratique croate

Government in office · 1 members

ministre croate de la Santé

Irena Hrstić

since 2024.05.17 Health

Parliament

Sabor

151 seats

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  • Croatian Democratic Union HDZ 58
  • Social Democratic Party of Croatia SDP 34
  • We Can! 10
  • Homeland Movement DP 8
  • The Bridge 7
  • Centre 5
  • Home and National Rally DOMiNO 4
  • Croatian Social Liberal Party HSLS 3
  • Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats HNS 3
  • Croatian Party of Pensioners HSU 3
  • Independent politician 3
  • Independent Democratic Serb Party SDSS 3
6 more groups
  • Independent politician 3
  • Drito 2
  • Istrian Democratic Assembly IDS 2
  • Drito 1
  • Party with a First and Last Name DO i SIP 1
  • Vacant 1

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

105 G$

2025 ↑ +13.0 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

27,104 $

2025 ↑ +12.7 % vs 2024

Growth

3.4 %

2025 ↓ -0.4 pt vs 2024

Inflation

3.7 %

2025 ↑ +0.7 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

5.0 %

2025 ↑ +0.0 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

2.0 %

2025 ↑ +0.2 pt vs 2024

Life expectancy

78.9 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.6 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.69/1

#56 electoral democracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

82/100

Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

47/100

#632025

Press freedom (RSF)

66/100

#532026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#63

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

1.9 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

2.0 %PIB

2025

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

28 Md$

Imports

41 Md$

Balance

-13 Md$

Top exports

  • Pétrole raffiné 3 Md$
  • Médicaments 2 Md$

Top imports

  • Pétrole brut + raffiné 5 Md$

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 87%
  • GBR 91%
  • FRA 95%
  • DEU 95%
  • RUS 14%
  • CHN 24%

Abstention: 9%

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04

Last election

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.889/1

#412023

Gini

30.1

moderate2023

Refugees hosted

29,748

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

17,207

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Lijepa naša domovino

Composer · Josif Runjanin

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

  • UN
  • NATO
  • EU
  • Eurozone
  • Schengen Area
  • WTO
  • Council of Europe
  • OSCE
  • Three Seas Initiative

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,470 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 4,132, or ×0.8.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

  • Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
  • Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-11-04
  • Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
  • Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
  • Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
  • Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)