Share of workers in informal employment vs gdp per capita in Croatia
Croatia: Share of workers in informal employment vs gdp per capita was 1.17 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in informal employment vs gdp per capita in Croatia, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 1.17 for share of workers in informal employment vs gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment vs gdp per capita in Croatia peaked at 3.97 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.17, in 2024.
That places Croatia 80th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment vs gdp per capita in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.71 | — |
| 2011 | 3.49 | +104.1% |
| 2012 | 3.64 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.8 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 2.74 | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 3.97 | +44.9% |
| 2016 | 3.23 | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 2.31 | -28.5% |
| 2018 | 2.16 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 2.42 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 1.62 | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 1.72 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.56 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 1.44 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 1.17 | -18.8% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 1.17 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.4, 49% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 1.17 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.82, 41% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of workers in informal employment vs gdp per capita in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +104.1% | 1.71 | 3.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.95 | 1.71 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1.17 | 1.72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More work & labour data for Croatia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.811 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8313 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0158 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,468 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 992.92 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,070 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,071 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,141 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment vs gdp per capita in Croatia?
- Share of workers in informal employment vs gdp per capita in Croatia was 1.17 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment vs gdp per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.97 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment vs gdp per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for share of workers in informal employment vs gdp per capita?
- Croatia ranks 80th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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