Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) in Croatia
Croatia: Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) was 48 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Croatia, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 48 for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Croatia peaked at 48 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.2, in 2012.
Croatia ranks 15th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage: NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 36.8 | — |
| 2009 | 37 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 37.1 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.6 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 36.2 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 37.9 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 38.2 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 40.3 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 40.8 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 41.2 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 41.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.2 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 44.7 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 44.9 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.6 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 44.1 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 46 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 48 | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.9 | 36.8 | 37 | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.17 | 36.2 | 42.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.55 | 44.1 | 48 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Croatia?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Croatia was 48 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2025.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2 in 2012.
- How does Croatia rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Croatia ranks 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) - NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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