State Capacity Index in Croatia
Croatia: State Capacity Index was 1.41 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Croatia, 1991–2015
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +55.4% | 0.4808 | 0.747 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
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.