Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Croatia

Croatia: Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita was 86.94 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.94
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
32nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
86.94
in 2024
All-time low
71.22
in 1995
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Croatia, 1991–2024

0204060801991200720241991: 72.61992: 72.31993: 71.91994: 71.51995: 71.21996: 71.51997: 74.11998: 75.31999: 75.22000: 76.12001: 75.72002: 762003: 76.72004: 77.82005: 78.52006: 79.42007: 80.12008: 80.52009: 80.62010: 80.22011: 80.32012: 81.22013: 82.22014: 82.72015: 82.62016: 83.52017: 84.12018: 84.52019: 84.82020: 85.22021: 85.12022: 85.82023: 86.42024: 86.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Croatia stood at 86.94. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Croatia peaked at 86.94 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.22, in 1995.

Croatia ranks 32nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Croatia, 1991 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1991 72.6 —
1992 72.28 -0.4%
1993 71.89 -0.5%
1994 71.5 -0.5%
1995 71.22 -0.4%
1996 71.47 +0.3%
1997 74.08 +3.7%
1998 75.34 +1.7%
1999 75.16 -0.2%
2000 76.14 +1.3%
2001 75.75 -0.5%
2002 76.03 +0.4%
2003 76.72 +0.9%
2004 77.8 +1.4%
2005 78.5 +0.9%
2006 79.38 +1.1%
2007 80.1 +0.9%
2008 80.54 +0.6%
2009 80.56 +0.0%
2010 80.25 -0.4%
2011 80.27 +0.0%
2012 81.22 +1.2%
2013 82.23 +1.2%
2014 82.71 +0.6%
2015 82.6 -0.1%
2016 83.54 +1.1%
2017 84.08 +0.6%
2018 84.49 +0.5%
2019 84.82 +0.4%
2020 85.22 +0.5%
2021 85.14 -0.1%
2022 85.81 +0.8%
2023 86.44 +0.7%
2024 86.94 +0.6%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 86.94 is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.72, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 86.94 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.31, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72.84 71.22 75.34 9
2000s 78.15 75.75 80.56 10
2010s 82.62 80.25 84.82 10
2020s 85.91 85.14 86.94 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 29 Puerto Rico 87.35 compare
  2. 30 Singapore 87.18 compare
  3. 31 Canada 86.98 compare
  4. 33 United Kingdom 86.78 compare
  5. 34 France 86.66 compare
  6. 35 Iceland 86.66 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Croatia?
Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita in Croatia was 86.94 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 86.94 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 71.22 in 1995.
How does Croatia rank for share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita?
Croatia ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,257 data points, 1991–2024
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