ZAGREB, 11 March (Hina) – Croatia’s goods exports totalled €1.8 billion in January 2026, down 10.6% year on year, while imports fell by 16.9% to €2.9 billion, according to first estimates from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS).

The trade deficit in January amounted to €1.1bn, with exports covering 61.5% of imports.

Exports to EU member states totalled €1.2bn, down 7% year on year, while exports to non-EU countries fell by 17.8% to €540.4 million.

Imports from the EU declined by 8.8% to €2.4bn, while imports from non-EU countries dropped by 41.1% to €504m.

DZS also released provisional figures for 2025, according to which Croatia’s total goods exports reached €25.2bn, up 4.7% from 2024, while imports rose by 4.5% to €44.8bn. These figures slightly revise the preliminary data for December published on 6 February, which put exports at €25.1bn (+4.4% y-o-y) and imports at €44.3bn (+3.3%).

According to the latest data, the 2025 trade deficit totalled €19.6bn, with exports covering 56.2% of imports.

Among Croatia’s main trading partners, exports to Germany rose by 10.7% in 2025 to €3.2bn, while imports from Europe’s largest economy increased by 5.7% to €6.5bn.

Exports to Slovenia grew by 12.8% to €2.97bn, while imports from Slovenia rose by 5.3% to €5.3bn. Exports to Italy increased by 6.2% to €2.91bn, while imports from Italy fell by 3.8% to €5.5bn.