Maritime profile: Croatia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
4.060 Millions
65 382 Millions current US$
57 400 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(o) 55 960 Km²
6.45 %
21 933 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2021
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building⁴
Ship recycling⁴
101.2 m/km²
26 415 GT
..
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - Ownership⁶
1 801 Thousands DWT
363 ships
2 524 Thousands DWT
Container port throughput⁷
Number of seafarers⁸
Number of port calls⁹
347 400 TEU
(j) 20 495
73 290
WORLD SHARES FOR 2021
0.05 %0.35 %0.07 %0.10 %0.15 %0.08 %0.06 %0.12 %0.09 %0.04 %Not available or not separately reported1.67 %0.60 %0.04 %0.08 %0.12 %0.19 %0.12 %Not available or not separately reported0.08 %0.05 %0.35 %0.07 %0.10 %0.15 %0.08 %0.06 %0.12 %0.09 %0.04 %Not available or not separately reported1.67 %0.60 %0.04 %0.08 %0.12 %0.19 %0.12 %Not available or not separately reported0.08 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+32.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
8 773
11 806
12 925
22 812
Merchandise imports
18 560
20 067
20 571
34 588
Merchandise trade balance
-9 787
-8 261
-7 646
-11 776
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
0 %0 %61 %61 %16 %16 %5 %5 %4 %4 %14 %14 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
2 8782 8312 6772 0711 9332 8782 8312 6772 0711 933
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+33.3 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2021
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
12.1
10.8
9.7
7.6
Travel
68.2
68.5
68.4
65.4
Other services
14.8
18.0
17.5
23.6
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport services exports
1 096
1 295
1 129
1 281
Transport services imports
547
609
642
830
Transport services trade balance
550
685
486
451
NATIONAL FLEET
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-2.8 %
Fleet growth rate in 2021
Carrying capacity by type of ship⁵
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Total fleet
1 522.0
2 277.1
2 109.7
1 801.3
Oil tankers
273.0
1 238.6
1 033.2
923.6
Bulk carriers
1 054.0
948.0
995.3
794.5
General cargo
163.0
53.8
26.0
11.9
Container ships
..
..
0.0
0.0
Other types of ships
32.0
36.7
55.3
71.3
Fleet by type of ship⁵
(Number of ships)
30103214162920311417276030151824903317202420341819
LINER SHIPPING CONNECTIVITY
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Bilateral connectivity index - Top 10 partners in Q1 2021¹¹
Can only take values between 0 (minimum) and 1 (maximum)
0.3430.3390.3360.3360.3340.3340.3290.3230.3230.2710.3430.3390.3360.3360.3340.3340.3290.3230.3230.271
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China
33.633.633.633.633.634.233.433.633.733.733.529.529.529.530.330.730.632.231.330.830.726.927.627.627.623.323.722.820.722.022.020.720.619.818.618.418.718.819.517.817.717.718.418.618.918.317.418.317.28.08.114.015.314.614.214.912.211.712.711.811.111.210.910.7
PORT CALLS AND PERFORMANCE
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Port calls, time spent in ports, vessel age and size in 2021⁹
 
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
73 290
1.17
16
3 565
15 990
3 635
163 922
Liquid bulk carriers
619
0.91
15
14 919
25 471
..
84 315
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Liquefied natural gas carriers
11
1.56
8
118 462
95 783
..
163 922
Dry bulk carriers
328
2.50
28
11 426
19 336
..
93 302
Dry breakbulk carriers
810
2.49
23
4 671
6 306
..
66 870
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Container ships
379
0.60
14
38 415
..
3 635
153 744
Passenger ships
71 143
..
16
3 214
..
..
155 873
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2021¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
2.02.12.12.12.32.32.02.32.32.42.52.52.72.73.03.33.33.52.42.42.83.33.43.43.13.13.43.53.53.73.63.83.73.53.53.13.13.62.02.02.02.12.42.42.32.32.33.72.82.53.03.13.12.03.13.13.23.24.64.64.64.64.64.72.92.93.43.12.93.13.13.42.82.82.82.62.82.82.52.93.23.33.33.53.43.53.53.93.93.44.34.94.04.23.23.82.82.83.83.83.84.63.74.14.44.64.13.60.9851.71.71.71.71.71.71.71.71.733.333.233.333.333.333.833.133.233.433.433.529.329.329.429.429.229.230.929.929.129.725.826.326.226.122.222.521.819.620.520.519.319.319.318.218.218.018.018.317.117.216.717.617.817.917.216.216.215.86.97.213.414.113.613.414.111.411.112.111.210.610.710.39.9
Source: Detailed data sources are available in the documentation of the corresponding tables in the Data Center (http://stats.unctad.org/data_center). 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 2020.
8
Refers to year 2021. Source: BIMCO-ICS Manpower Report 2015 and BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report, 2021 edition.
9
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).
j
BIMCO/ICS uses 2018 data from European Maritime Safety Agency.
o
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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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: 20 October 2022