Total natural resource rents in Croatia
Croatia: Total natural resource rents was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total natural resource rents in Croatia, 1995–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, total natural resource rents in Croatia stood at 0.7%.
The figure is up 55.1% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Croatia peaked at 1.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.
That places Croatia 126th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Total natural resource rents in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8% | — |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -57.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +71.0% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +94.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +28.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +41.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -21.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -26.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +28.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -29.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +55.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 5.7× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 123 Turkey 0.8% compare
- 124 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% compare
- 125 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
- 127 Montenegro 0.6% compare
- 128 Bangladesh 0.6% compare
- 129 United Kingdom 0.6% compare
More reference data data for Croatia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2598 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Croatia?
- Total natural resource rents in Croatia was 0.7% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
- How does Croatia rank for total natural resource rents?
- Croatia ranks 126th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.