Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure in Croatia

Croatia: Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure was 18,931 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18,931
Change on year
up 18.1%
World rank
24th
of 35 countries
All-time high
18,931
in 2024
All-time low
9,043
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure in Croatia, 2008–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2008201620242008: 9.0k2009: 9.5k2010: 9.6k2011: 9.4k2012: 9.5k2013: 9.4k2014: 9.5k2015: 9.7k2016: 10.2k2017: 10.6k2018: 11.2k2019: 11.8k2020: 12.1k2021: 13.1k2022: 14.1k2023: 16.0k2024: 18.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure in Croatia is 18,931, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 99.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure in Croatia peaked at 18,931 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,043, in 2008.

Croatia ranks 24th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure in Croatia, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 9,043
2009 9,484 +4.9%
2010 9,597 +1.2%
2011 9,421 -1.8%
2012 9,484 +0.7%
2013 9,351 -1.4%
2014 9,476 +1.3%
2015 9,729 +2.7%
2016 10,195 +4.8%
2017 10,604 +4.0%
2018 11,216 +5.8%
2019 11,798 +5.2%
2020 12,149 +3.0%
2021 13,089 +7.7%
2022 14,143 +8.0%
2023 16,029 +13.3%
2024 18,931 +18.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9,264 9,043 9,484 2
2010s 10,087 9,351 11,798 10
2020s 14,868 12,149 18,931 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 21 Slovakia 28,240 compare
  2. 22 Bulgaria 21,232 compare
  3. 23 Luxembourg 19,794 compare
  4. 25 Serbia 15,588 compare
  5. 26 Slovenia 14,808 compare
  6. 27 Lithuania 12,593 compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

More reference data data for Croatia

All data for Croatia →

Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure in Croatia?
Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure in Croatia was 18,931 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 18,931 in 2024.
What is the lowest expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 9,043 in 2008.
How does Croatia rank for expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure?
Croatia ranks 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure in Croatia. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/expenditure-on-social-protection-by-type-of-expenditure/croatia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/expenditure-on-social-protection-by-type-of-expenditure/croatia/">Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure in Croatia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Expenditure on social protection by type of expenditure
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 1,186 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed