Employee compensation as share of government spending in Croatia
Croatia: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 14.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Croatia, 1991–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 14.5% for employee compensation as share of government spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Croatia peaked at 25.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2015.
Croatia ranks 122nd of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.7% | — |
| 1992 | 16.1% | -28.9% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | +30.0% |
| 1994 | 25.9% | +23.5% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 22.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -2.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 14.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.9%, 77% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 14.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 16.1% | 25.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.2% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.4% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.5% | 15.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.811 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employee compensation as share of government spending in Croatia?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Croatia was 14.5% in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2015.
- How does Croatia rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Croatia ranks 122nd out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employee compensation as share of government spending rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.