State Capacity Index in Croatia

Croatia: State Capacity Index was 1.41 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.41
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
34th
of 166 countries
All-time high
1.57
in 2005
All-time low
0.4808
in 1993
Years of data
25
1991–2015

State Capacity Index in Croatia, 1991–2015

0.50.7511.21.51991200320151991: 0.6251992: 0.491993: 0.4811994: 0.7471995: 0.7841996: 11997: 0.9661998: 1.11999: 1.42000: 1.42001: 1.42002: 1.52003: 1.42004: 1.52005: 1.62006: 1.52007: 1.52008: 1.52009: 1.52010: 1.42011: 1.42012: 1.52013: 1.52014: 1.42015: 1.4

Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2015, state capacity index in Croatia stood at 1.41.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, state capacity index in Croatia peaked at 1.57 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4808, in 1993.

Croatia ranks 34th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

State Capacity Index in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for State Capacity Index in Croatia, 1991 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1991 0.6252
1992 0.4897 -21.7%
1993 0.4808 -1.8%
1994 0.747 +55.4%
1995 0.7842 +5.0%
1996 1.01 +28.4%
1997 0.9657 -4.1%
1998 1.07 +11.0%
1999 1.42 +32.6%
2000 1.43 +0.4%
2001 1.41 -0.8%
2002 1.47 +3.7%
2003 1.41 -4.1%
2004 1.55 +9.9%
2005 1.57 +1.3%
2006 1.52 -3.0%
2007 1.46 -4.1%
2008 1.49 +2.1%
2009 1.47 -1.1%
2010 1.36 -7.2%
2011 1.42 +4.3%
2012 1.45 +2.3%
2013 1.48 +1.5%
2014 1.44 -2.6%
2015 1.41 -2.2%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 1.41 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.59, 89% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 1.41 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.41, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where State Capacity Index 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.

YearChange FromTo
1994 +55.4% 0.4808 0.747

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8436 0.4808 1.42 9
2000s 1.48 1.41 1.57 10
2010s 1.43 1.36 1.48 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 31 Taiwan 1.46 compare
  2. 32 Poland 1.43 compare
  3. 33 Greece 1.42 compare
  4. 35 Slovakia 1.4 compare
  5. 36 Uruguay 1.29 compare
  6. 37 Oman 1.2 compare

See the full ranking of 166 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is state capacity index in Croatia?
State capacity index in Croatia was 1.41 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 1.57 in 2005.
What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4808 in 1993.
How does Croatia rank for state capacity index?
Croatia ranks 34th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
Is state capacity index rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
State Capacity Index
Source
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 8,015 data points, 1960–2015
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Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.