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Maritime profile: Croatia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
3.875 Millions
92 400 Millions current US$
71 818 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(p) 55 960 Km²
3.60 %
32 944 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2024
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building⁴
Ship recycling⁴
101.2 m/km²
0.000 GT
..
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - Ownership⁶
1 220 Thousands DWT
389 ships
2 245 Thousands DWT
Number of port calls⁹
Container port throughput⁷
Number of seafarers⁸
508 491 TEU
(k) 20 495
81 044
WORLD SHARES FOR 2024
0.05 %0.35 %0.08 %0.11 %0.19 %0.05 %0.06 %0.10 %0.09 % Less than 0.01% of the World totalNo value reported or collected1.67 %0.60 %0.06 %0.07 %0.10 %0.14 %0.10 %No value reported or collected0.21 %0.05 %0.35 %0.08 %0.11 %0.19 %0.05 %0.06 %0.10 %0.09 % Less than 0.01% of the World totalNo value reported or collected1.67 %0.60 %0.06 %0.07 %0.10 %0.14 %0.10 %No value reported or collected0.21 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+4.0 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
8 773
11 806
12 925
25 955
Merchandise imports
18 560
20 067
20 571
45 863
Merchandise trade balance
-9 787
-8 261
-7 646
-19 908
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
0 %0 %63 %63 %13 %13 %4 %4 %4 %4 %15 %15 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
3 1042 9682 9272 8441 6293 1042 9682 9272 8441 629
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+3.9 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2024
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
12.1
10.8
9.7
7.2
Travel
68.2
68.5
68.5
66.0
Other services
14.8
18.0
17.5
23.9
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport services exports
1 095
1 295
1 129
1 761
Transport services imports
546
609
642
1 211
Transport services trade balance
549
685
487
550
NATIONAL FLEET
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-20.5 %
Fleet growth rate in 2024
Carrying capacity by type of ship⁵
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Total fleet
1 522.0
2 277.1
2 109.7
1 220.3
Oil tankers
273.0
1 238.6
1 033.2
651.2
Bulk carriers
1 054.0
948.0
995.3
389.9
General cargo
163.0
53.8
26.0
12.5
Container ships
..
..
0.0
0.0
Other types of ships
32.0
36.7
55.3
166.8
Fleet by type of ship⁵
(Number of ships)
3400307122920311417276030151824903317202420341819
LINER SHIPPING CONNECTIVITY
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Bilateral connectivity index - Top 10 partners in Q1 2006¹¹
Can only take values between 0 (minimum) and 1 (maximum)
0.2590.2490.2480.2480.2470.2450.2300.2290.2270.2260.2590.2490.2480.2480.2470.2450.2300.2290.2270.226
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Average Q1 2023=100
61.260.560.761.060.860.761.661.064.364.262.261.161.160.960.860.861.064.759.761.062.162.160.456.456.456.461.363.663.464.167.463.563.557.160.960.960.753.353.952.445.953.053.050.049.545.145.545.147.248.752.646.545.645.651.251.553.148.442.747.341.424.525.638.746.441.838.141.940.537.538.639.233.434.233.731.5
PORT CALLS AND PERFORMANCE
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Port calls, time spent in ports, vessel age and size in 2023⁹
 
Number of arrivals
Median time
in port (days)
Avg age
of vessels
Avg size (GT)
of vessels
Avg cargo
carrying
capacity (DWT)
per vessel
Avg container
carrying
capacity (TEU)
per container ship
Maximum size (GT) of vessels
All ships
81 044
1.31
18
3 901
21 393
4 277
157 844
Liquid bulk carriers
576
1.03
16
17 197
29 495
..
157 844
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Liquefied natural gas carriers
33
2.45
7
112 138
91 365
..
120 709
Dry bulk carriers
273
2.24
22
17 579
30 032
..
94 090
Dry breakbulk carriers
651
2.81
23
5 141
7 022
..
149 944
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Container ships
354
0.67
17
46 467
..
4 277
153 774
Passenger ships
79 157
..
18
3 511
..
..
155 873
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2024¹¹
Average Q1 2023=100
23.320.820.821.221.221.220.120.020.620.621.021.023.923.924.524.524.625.222.022.022.522.322.024.624.627.120.120.120.212.814.714.714.121.421.422.722.725.324.725.325.526.326.324.927.635.421.522.112.922.120.020.022.222.222.234.129.135.243.044.036.733.27.714.314.314.314.314.314.314.214.214.2124.1125.0123.5120.4136.9136.5124.3129.6129.5129.1129.4129.4129.8136.7126.4129.2131.7131.7130.5122.2121.6122.8122.9120.5120.0123.8132.6119.7126.7111.7118.6117.9116.8104.8104.6106.289.3103.6103.596.396.896.3100.7100.898.899.1104.695.497.289.9106.9107.4107.295.080.780.973.637.541.179.389.080.377.190.989.882.884.787.373.774.672.966.2
Source: Detailed data sources are available in the documentation of the corresponding tables in the Data Center (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre/). A link to these tables is provided in each section of the profile.
Notes:
1
Sum of exports and imports.
2
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
Coastline length based on data calculated in 2000 from the World Vector Shoreline database at 1:250,000 scale.
3
Sum of exports and imports. Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
4
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
5
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
6
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 1000 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
7
UNCTAD Secretariat, derived from various sources including Dynamar B.V. Publications, terminal operators and port authorities. Refers to year 2023.
8
Refers to year 2021. Source: BIMCO-ICS Manpower Report 2015 and BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report, 2021 edition.
9
Refers to year 2023. UNCTAD Secretariat, based on data provided by MarineTraffic (http://marinetraffic.com). Ships of 1000 GT and above.
10
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
11
UNCTAD Secretariat, generated from data provided by MDS Transmodal (https://www.mdst.co.uk).
k
BIMCO/ICS uses 2018 data from European Maritime Safety Agency.
p
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
LNG:
Liquefied natural gas
LPG:
Liquefied petroleum gas
GDP:
Gross domestic product
GT:
Gross tons
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
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Generation date: 02 December 2025