Summary
Jadranska Hrvatska and Kontinentalna Hrvatska are the major regions of Croatia. Kontinentalna Hrvatska accounts for around 68% of the total GDP and 67% of the total population of Croatia.
Financial intermediation, real estate and business activities contributed 24.3% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2017, followed by mining, manufacturing and utilities (20.7%), and wholesale, retail and hotels (17.6%). According to GlobalData estimates, the three sectors (nominal terms) are expected to grow by 3.9%, 3.3% and 5.1% respectively in 2018.
Scope
- As per World Bank's logistics performance index (LPI), transport and logistic infrastructure in Croatia has improved over the last two years with jump in rank from 55th in 2014 to 51st out of 160 countries in 2016
- Slovenia and Montenegro contributed around 58% to the total FDI of Croatia in 2017
- Ten billion Kuna (approx. US$1.6 bn) has been allocated for Croatia’s transport infrastructure from EU Funds for 2014-2020
Reasons to buy
- Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
- PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
- Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
- This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2
List of Exhibits 3
Did you Know? 4
Country Highlights 5
Country Snapshot 7
PESTLE Insights 21
Political Landscape 22
Economic Landscape 23
Social Landscape 30
Technological Landscape 33
Legal Landscape 36
Environmental Landscape 37
Outlook 38
List of Figures
Exhibit 1: Croatia’s Performance in Country Risk Analysis in Comparison to East Europe and the World 11
Exhibit 2: Performance Overview (Score: 1-100) 11
Exhibit 3: Broad Categories and Weights behind the Index 12
Exhibit 4: CROBEX Index 14
Exhibit 5: Key Sectors Contribution to the Economy 15
Exhibit 6: FDI Trend (2013-2017), FDI Contribution (2017) And FDI Trend by Industry (2013-2017) 16
Exhibit 7: Country wise - FDI Share (2017) and FDI Trend (2013-2017) 18
Exhibit 8: Key Infrastructure Indicators 20
Exhibit 9: Real GDP and Household Consumption Growth Rate 24
Exhibit 10: Real GDP Growth Rate Comparison (2017) 24
Exhibit 11: Export, Import and Trade Balance 25
Exhibit 12: Current Account Balance 25
Exhibit 13: Top Three Commodity Exports, % of Total Exports, 2013-2017 26
Exhibit 14: Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of their Distillation;, % of World Total, 2017 26
Exhibit 15: Interest Rates 28
Exhibit 16: Exchange Rate 28
Exhibit 17: Public Finance 29
Exhibit 18: General Government Debt 29
Exhibit 19: Employment/Unemployment 31
Exhibit 20: Average Annual Wages 31
Exhibit 21: Labour Cost Index 31
Exhibit 22: Rural/Urban Share in Total Population 32
Exhibit 23: Age-group Share of Total Population 32
Exhibit 24: Gender Split 32
Exhibit 25: Internet Users % of Total Population, Mobile Penetration Rate and Broadband Penetration Rate, 2016 34
Exhibit 26: Number of Patents Granted Perm Inhabitants, 2015 35
Exhibit 27: High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) 35
Exhibit 28: Doing Business in Croatia 2018 36
Exhibit 29: Corruption Perception Index (Rankings) 2017 36
Exhibit 30: CO2 Emissions 37
