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About

China-Croatia Trade: In 2022, China exported $1.83B to Croatia. The main products that China exported to Croatia were Other Electrical Machinery ($162M), Semiconductor Devices ($87.7M), and Air Conditioners ($78.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Croatia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $993M in 2017 to $1.83B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Croatia.

Croatia-China Trade: In 2022, Croatia exported $135M to China. The main products that Croatia exported to China were Sawn Wood ($43.1M), Electrical Resistors ($25.8M), and Marble, Travertine and Alabaster ($4.63M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Croatia to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.18%,  from $167M in 2017 to $135M in 2022.

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.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Croatia ranked 34 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.8), and 73 in total exports ($26B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, China exported $1.83B to Croatia. The main products exported from China to Croatia were Other Electrical Machinery ($162M), Semiconductor Devices ($87.7M), and Air Conditioners ($78.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Croatia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $993M in 2017 to $1.83B in 2022.

In 2017, Croatia exported $135M to China. The main products exported from Croatia to China were Sawn Wood ($43.1M), Electrical Resistors ($25.8M), and Marble, Travertine and Alabaster ($4.63M). During the last 5 years the exports of Croatia to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.18%, from $167M in 2022 to $135M in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Croatia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Croatia (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$551B
Croatia
Top Destination
Italy$3.44B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Croatia included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Croatia than China included Bosnia and Herzegovina ($2.45B), Gibraltar ($49.6M), and Saint Barthélemy ($12.4k).

Difference in imports from Croatia (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Croatia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Croatia in the exports of Machines ($821M), Miscellaneous ($170M), and Metals ($169M).

During 2017, Croatia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Wood Products ($51.6M), Machines ($43.5M), and Chemical Products ($7.68M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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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Bilateral Service Trade

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.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Croatia (Flag) to China (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of China (Flag) and Croatia (Flag) (2022)

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