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About

Croatia-Japan Trade: In 2023, Croatia exported $139M to Japan. The main products that Croatia exported to Japan were Fish Fillets ($55.5M), Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($53.1M), and Antibiotics ($6.46M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Croatia to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 3.3%, from $118M in 2018 to $139M in 2023.

In 2020, Croatia exported services to Japan worth $6.51M, with Travel ($3.31M), Computer and information services ($2.4M), and Other business services ($571k) being the largest in terms of value.

Japan-Croatia Trade: In 2023, Japan exported $100M to Croatia. The main products that Japan exported to Croatia were Flat Flat-Rolled Steel ($27.8M), Passenger and Cargo Ships ($19.7M), and Granulated Slag ($7.83M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Croatia have increased at an annualized rate of 12.2%,  from $44.8M in 2018 to $100M in 2023.

In 2023, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($766B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Croatia exported $139M to Japan. The main products exported from Croatia to Japan were Fish Fillets ($55.5M), Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($53.1M), and Antibiotics ($6.46M). During the last 5 years the exports of Croatia to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 3.3%, from $118M in 2018 to $139M in 2023.

In 2018, Japan exported $100M to Croatia. The main products exported from Japan to Croatia were Flat Flat-Rolled Steel ($27.8M), Passenger and Cargo Ships ($19.7M), and Granulated Slag ($7.83M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Croatia have increased at an annualized rate of 12.2%, from $44.8M in 2023 to $100M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Croatia (Flag) and Japan (Flag)

Croatia Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Croatia
Top Destination
Italy$3.05B
Japan
Top Destination
United States$143B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Croatia than Japan included Slovenia ($2.45B), Bosnia and Herzegovina ($1.3B), and Serbia ($1.15B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Japan than Croatia included United States ($143B), China ($138B), and Chinese Taipei ($43B).

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

Comparative Advantage Croatia - Japan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Croatia had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Animal Products ($110M), Chemical Products ($12.5M), and Machines ($4.27M).

During 2018, Japan had a large net trade with Croatia in the exports of Transportation ($28.6M), Metals ($28.3M), and Machines ($20M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Croatia Japan+$3.74MSawn Wood
Top Product Potential Japan Croatia+$14.9MCars

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 Japan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Croatia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Croatia.

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

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