Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Croatia

Croatia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 10.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
71st
of 116 countries
All-time high
12.2%
in 2002
All-time low
10.0%
in 2008
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Croatia, 2000–2022

02.557.51012.52000201120222000: 11.22001: 11.22002: 12.22003: 11.62004: 11.12005: 11.32006: 112007: 10.62008: 102009: 10.62010: 10.62011: 10.22012: 10.52013: 10.12014: 10.42015: 10.12016: 10.22017: 10.52018: 10.32019: 10.62020: 10.22021: 10.62022: 10.7

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Croatia is 10.7%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Croatia peaked at 12.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2008.

That places Croatia 71st out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%) in Croatia, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 11.2%
2001 11.2% +0.3%
2002 12.2% +8.6%
2003 11.6% -4.7%
2004 11.1% -5.0%
2005 11.3% +1.9%
2006 11.0% -2.6%
2007 10.6% -3.6%
2008 10.0% -5.6%
2009 10.6% +6.2%
2010 10.6% -0.1%
2011 10.2% -4.2%
2012 10.5% +3.4%
2013 10.1% -3.5%
2014 10.4% +2.3%
2015 10.1% -2.3%
2016 10.2% +1.3%
2017 10.5% +2.4%
2018 10.3% -2.3%
2019 10.6% +3.3%
2020 10.2% -4.0%
2021 10.6% +4.3%
2022 10.7% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.1% 10.0% 12.2% 10
2010s 10.3% 10.1% 10.6% 10
2020s 10.5% 10.2% 10.7% 3

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 68 Qatar 11.1% compare
  2. 69 Oman 11.1% compare
  3. 70 Luxembourg 10.8% compare
  4. 72 Hungary 10.7% compare
  5. 73 Poland 10.5% compare
  6. 74 Armenia 10.5% compare

See the full ranking of 127 places →

More education data for Croatia

All data for Croatia →

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Croatia?
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Croatia was 10.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2002.
What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2008.
How does Croatia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
Croatia ranks 71st out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Croatia. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-total-government-spending-on-essential-services-education-percent/croatia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-total-government-spending-on-essential-services-education-percent/croatia/">Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Croatia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
127 places, 2,344 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed