Prosperity gap in Croatia
Croatia: Prosperity gap was 1.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prosperity gap in Croatia, 1988–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prosperity gap in Croatia is 1.06, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.1% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prosperity gap in Croatia peaked at 2.38 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.06, in 2023.
That places Croatia 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Prosperity gap in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1.29 | — |
| 2009 | 2.05 | +58.5% |
| 2010 | 2.38 | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 2 | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 2.13 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 2.12 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.11 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.86 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 1.73 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 1.66 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.46 | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 1.32 | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.32 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.22 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 1.25 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.06 | -15.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1.06 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.08, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1.06 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.29, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prosperity gap in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +58.5% | 1.29 | 2.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.05 | 2.05 | 2.05 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.88 | 1.32 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 | 1.06 | 1.32 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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 prosperity gap in Croatia?
- Prosperity gap in Croatia was 1.06 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prosperity gap recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 in 2010.
- What is the lowest prosperity gap recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 in 2023.
- How does Croatia rank for prosperity gap?
- Croatia ranks 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prosperity gap rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prosperity gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.