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About

Croatia-China Trade: In 2023, Croatia exported $118M to China. The main products that Croatia exported to China were Sawn Wood ($34.3M), Marble, Travertine and Alabaster ($12.1M), and Electrical Resistors ($7.57M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Croatia to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.1%, from $225M in 2018 to $118M in 2023.

In 2020, Croatia exported services to China worth $18M, with Transportation ($10.5M), Communications services ($3.66M), and Computer and information services ($1.48M) being the largest in terms of value.

China-Croatia Trade: In 2023, China exported $1.52B to Croatia. The main products that China exported to Croatia were Other Electrical Machinery ($133M), Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($102M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($89.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Croatia have increased at an annualized rate of 9.97%,  from $947M in 2018 to $1.52B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Croatia.

Comparison: In 2023,  Croatia ranked 34 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.76), and 75 in total exports ($22.5B). That same year, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Croatia exported $118M to China. The main products exported from Croatia to China were Sawn Wood ($34.3M), Marble, Travertine and Alabaster ($12.1M), and Electrical Resistors ($7.57M). During the last 5 years the exports of Croatia to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.1%, from $225M in 2018 to $118M in 2023.

In 2018, China exported $1.52B to Croatia. The main products exported from China to Croatia were Other Electrical Machinery ($133M), Industrial Fatty Acids, Oils and Alcohols ($102M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($89.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Croatia have increased at an annualized rate of 9.97%, from $947M in 2023 to $1.52B in 2018.

Exports from Croatia (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Exports from China (Flag) to Croatia (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Croatia (Flag) and China (Flag)

Croatia Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Croatia
Top Destination
Italy$3.05B
China
Top Destination
United States$436B

This map shows whether countries import more from Croatia or China. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Croatia and China or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Croatia than China included Guam ($12.7k) and Saint Martin ($3.82k).

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Croatia included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

Difference in imports from China (Flag) and Croatia (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Croatia - China

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Croatia and China by product, considering products traded by both, Croatia and China.

During 2023, Croatia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Wood Products ($38.2M), Machines ($25M), and Mineral Products ($12.4M).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Croatia in the exports of Machines ($761M), Chemical Products ($162M), and Metals ($133M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Croatia China+$27MSawn Wood
Top Product Potential China Croatia+$88.2MTelephones

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Croatia and China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Croatia indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Croatia.

Product Space of Croatia (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

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