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Croatia: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-1.43percent · 2023+74.0% since 2013

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Croatia from 1991 to 2023.

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Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2023-1.434
2022-0.45
2021-2.279
2020-6.278
20190.628
20180.057
20170.565
2016-1.008
2015-3.609
2014-5.251
2013-5.508
2012-5.525
2011-7.487
2010-6.631
2009-6.203
2008-2.162
2007-1.903
2006-1.635
2005-2.561
2004-5.47
2003-4.424
2002-4.973
2001-4.689
2000-8.86
1999-8.302
1998-0.703
19971.441
1996-5.01
1995-0.428
19941.568
1993-1.095
1992-4.256
1991-4.521

Source

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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