Croatia — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Croatia, 1986–2025.
Inflation for Croatia was 3.69% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 40 years, from 1986 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1500.00% in 1993. The lowest was -1.13% in 2016 (about -3.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -6.46% per year.
Croatia ranks 74 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 40%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.75%, so Croatia sits below it. It peaked in 1993 and has fallen 100% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 895%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 26 of 49 economies; Austria (3.53%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1550% in 2021. That is 36% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1986 level: doubled by 1987; grown tenfold by 1989.
World ranking. Slipped: 9th of 126 in 1986 → 5th of 131 in 1990 → 60th of 163 in 2000 → 164th of 186 in 2010 → 142nd of 178 in 2020 → 65th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1986 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.69% | +0.7 pp |
| 2024 | 2.97% | -5.0 pp |
| 2023 | 7.94% | -2.8 pp |
| 2022 | 10.78% | +8.2 pp |
| 2021 | 2.55% | +2.4 pp |
| 2020 | 0.15% | -0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 0.77% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 1.13% | +2.3 pp |
| 2016 | -1.13% | -0.7 pp |
| 2015 | -0.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | -0.22% | -2.4 pp |
| 2013 | 2.22% | -1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 3.41% | +1.1 pp |
| 2011 | 2.27% | +1.2 pp |
| 2010 | 1.03% | -1.3 pp |
| 2009 | 2.38% | -3.7 pp |
| 2008 | 6.08% | +3.2 pp |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 3.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.32% | +1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 2.06% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 1.77% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.67% | -2.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.78% | -0.8 pp |
| 2000 | 4.61% | +0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 4.02% | -2.4 pp |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +2.2 pp |
| 1997 | 4.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 3.95% | -103.4 pp |
| 1994 | 107.33% | -1392.7 pp |
| 1993 | 1,500% | +875.0 pp |
| 1992 | 625% | +502.8 pp |
| 1991 | 122.22% | -377.8 pp |
| 1990 | 500% | -900.0 pp |
| 1989 | 1,400% | +1214.3 pp |
| 1988 | 185.71% | +52.4 pp |
| 1987 | 133.33% | +83.3 pp |
| 1986 | 50% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Croatia’s Inflation in 1987?
133.33% (1987). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Croatia’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1986 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -92.6% in total — about 6.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.69%; 2024: 2.97%; 2023: 7.94%; 2022: 10.78%; 2021: 2.55%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.