Summary
This PESTLE country analysis report on Croatia provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
- Understand the political system in Croatia through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Croatia through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Croatia through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Croatia through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
Scope
- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Croatia, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Croatia's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
Reasons to buy
- What is the outlook in Croatia in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Croatia perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Croatia perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Croatia perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
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Table of Contents
Overview 2
Catalyst 2
Summary 2
Key findings 2
PESTLE highlights 4
Key fundamentals 6
PESTLE Analysis 15
Summary 15
Political analysis 16
Overview 16
Current strengths 16
Current challenges 16
Future prospects 17
Future risks 17
Economic analysis 19
Overview 19
Current strengths 19
Current challenges 19
Future prospects 20
Future risks 20
Social analysis 21
Overview 21
Current strengths 21
Current challenges 21
Future prospects 22
Future risks 22
Technological analysis 23
Overview 23
Current strengths 23
Current challenges 23
Future prospects 24
Future risks 24
Legal analysis 25
Overview 25
Current strengths 25
Current challenges 25
Future prospects 26
Future risks 26
Environmental analysis 27
Overview 27
Current strengths 27
Current challenges 28
Future prospects 28
Future risks 28
Political Landscape 29
Summary 29
Evolution 29
Structure and policies 33
Structure of government 33
Key political parties 33
Key policies 34
Performance 35
Governance indicators 35
Outlook 36
Economic Landscape 37
Summary 37
Evolution 37
Structure and policies 38
Financial authorities and regulators 38
Other regulators 38
Performance 39
GDP and growth rate 39
GDP composition by sector 41
Fiscal situation 44
International investment position 45
Monetary situation 46
Unemployment 46
Outlook 47
Social Landscape 48
Summary 48
Evolution 48
Structure and policies 48
Demographic composition 48
Religious composition 49
Education 49
Healthcare 49
Performance 50
Healthcare 50
Education 51
Outlook 52
Technological Landscape 53
Summary 53
Evolution 53
Structure and policies 53
Intellectual property 54
Performance 54
Mobile and Internet 54
Research and development 54
Outlook 55
Legal Landscape 56
Summary 56
Evolution 56
Structure and policies 56
Judicial system 56
Tax regulations 57
Labor laws 57
Corporate governance 57
Performance 58
Effectiveness of the legal system 58
Outlook 58
Environmental Landscape 59
Summary 59
Evolution 59
Structure and policies 59
Performance 59
Environmental impact 59
Outlook 60
Appendix 62
Ask the analyst 62
About MarketLine 62
Disclaimer 62
List of Tables
Table 1: Croatia – key fundamentals 6
Table 2: Croatia – key facts 13
Table 3: Analysis of Croatia’s political landscape 16
Table 4: Analysis of Croatia’s economy 19
Table 5: Analysis of Croatia’s social system 21
Table 6: Analysis of Croatia’s technology landscape 23
Table 7: Analysis of Croatia’s legal landscape 25
Table 8: Analysis of Croatia’s environmental landscape 27
Table 9: Mid-year population by age (as % of Population), 2016 49
List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of Croatia 14
Figure 2: Employment rates (2015) 22
Figure 3: Croatia – key political events 32
Figure 4: Key political figures: Croatia 33
Figure 5: Seats by party, 2016 34
Figure 6: Croatia – historical GDP growth, 2006–2016f 38
Figure 7: GDP and GDP growth rate in Croatia, 2010–20f 40
Figure 8: GDP composition by sectors, 2016f 41
Figure 9: Agricultural output of Croatia, 2011–16f 42
Figure 10: Industrial output of Croatia, 2011–16f 43
Figure 11: Services output of Croatia, 2011–16f 44
Figure 12: External trade of Croatia, 2012–16f 45
Figure 13: Consumer price index and consumer price index-based inflation in Croatia, 2010–20f 46
Figure 14: Unemployment rate in Croatia, 2010–20f 47
Figure 15: Expenditure on healthcare in Croatia, 2009–15 51
Figure 16: Public expenditure on education in Croatia, 2011–15 52
Figure 17: Internet users and penetration rate in Croatia, 2011–15 54
Figure 18: Croatia – judicial structure 57
Figure 19: Carbon dioxide emissions in Croatia, 2006–13 60
