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Croatia

Europe & Central Asia

Croatia is a tourism destination in Europe & Central Asia. This dashboard presents the best available tourism indicators and historical arrivals data from official sources.

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International Tourist Arrivals

15.3M

Latest verified value · 2022

International Tourism Receipts

$16.6B

Latest verified value · 2024

Tourist Nights

94.8M

Latest verified value · 2025

TCTI Destination Profile

Established year-round destination

Croatia has maintained relatively stable tourism demand, while tourism demand is distributed relatively evenly throughout the year. This profile is calculated from the best available annual and monthly tourism records currently held by TCTI.

Executive tourism profile for Croatia

Profile confidence

100

/ 100

Confidence reflects the intelligence modules currently supported by compatible source data.

Growth profile

Stable

Seasonality profile

Low seasonality

What this means

  • Stable demand may indicate a mature visitor economy with comparatively consistent arrival levels.
  • A relatively even annual distribution may support more consistent employment and infrastructure use.

The destination profile combines TCTI's available growth and seasonality intelligence. Confidence reflects whether both compatible annual-arrivals and monthly-tourist-night datasets are available.

Tourism Intelligence

Executive summary

A concise interpretation of the strongest official tourism records currently available for Croatia.

6 indicators available
Europe & Central Asia
High income

Croatia is a tourism destination in Europe & Central Asia. This dashboard presents the best available tourism indicators and historical arrivals data from official sources.

International tourist arrivals were 15.3M in 2022. International tourism receipts were $16.6B in 2024. Recorded tourist nights reached 94.8M in 2025. Residents took 6.1M in 2024 overnight tourism trips. Tourism's direct contribution to GDP was 12.2% in 2022.

The figures shown here are drawn from UN Tourism, Eurostat, and OECD. Reporting years may differ between indicators because TCTI displays the strongest verified or published value currently available for each measure.

Derived Intelligence

Tourism Seasonality

How international tourist nights were distributed throughout 2025 in Croatia.

TCTI Insight

Moderately seasonal

Confidence

95%

Croatia's international tourist nights were most concentrated in August, which accounted for 28.5% of the annual total. The three busiest months—June, July, August—accounted for 71.1% of annual international tourist nights.

Peak month

August

28.5% of annual international nights

Quietest month

January

0.4% of annual international nights

Top three months

71.1%

June, July, August

Summer share

71.1%

Share occurring during June, July, and August

Winter share

1.6%

Share occurring during December, January, and February

Monthly distribution

International tourist nights by month

Annual total 85.6M

Jan

0.4%

382.3K

Feb

0.5%

406.5K

Mar

0.8%

655.5K

Apr

3.3%

2.8M

May

6%

5.1M

Jun

15.5%

13.3M

Jul

27.1%

23.2M

Aug

28.5%

24.4M

Sep

13%

11.2M

Oct

3.6%

3.1M

Nov

0.6%

551.3K

Dec

0.7%

609.9K

What this means

  • Higher seasonal concentration can increase pressure on infrastructure, accommodation, and local services during peak periods.
  • Quieter and shoulder months may offer opportunities to distribute visitor demand more evenly throughout the year.

Seasonality is calculated from a complete set of 12 monthly international tourist-night observations. The seasonality score uses a normalized concentration index, where 0 represents an even monthly distribution and 100 represents complete concentration in one month.

Derived Intelligence

Tourism growth

How international tourist arrivals changed between 1995 and 2022.

TCTI Growth Insight

Stable

Confidence

95%

Croatia's international tourist arrivals decreased by 4.8% between 1995 and 2022. This is equivalent to an average annual growth rate of -0.2%. The sharpest annual decline was 64% in 2020.

Total growth

-4.8%

1995 to 2022

Average annual growth

-0.2%

Compound annual growth rate

Starting arrivals

16.1M

Reported in 1995

Latest arrivals

15.3M

Reported in 2022

Largest annual increase

+44%

Change recorded in 2022

Largest annual decline

-64%

Change recorded in 2020

What this means

  • Long-term growth trends can indicate changes in destination popularity.
  • Growth should be interpreted alongside seasonality, visitor spending, and tourism dependence.

Growth is calculated using the earliest and latest available international arrivals data held by TCTI. Results may reflect gaps or methodological changes in the underlying series.

Key Tourism Indicators

Tourism performance at a glance

Verified tourism indicators currently available for Croatia. Reporting years may differ by dataset.

2022

International Tourist Arrivals

15.3M

UN Tourism · 2022

International Tourist Arrivals

VerifiedReporting lag
2024

International Tourism Receipts

$16.6B

UN Tourism · 2024

International Tourism Receipts

VerifiedCurrent
2025

Tourist Nights

94.8M

Eurostat · 2025

Tourist Nights at Accommodation Establishments

VerifiedCurrent
2022

Tourism Direct Share of GDP

12.2%

OECD · 2022

OECD Key Tourism Economic Indicators

VerifiedReporting lag
2024

Tourism Employment Share

7.1%

OECD · 2024

OECD Key Tourism Economic Indicators

VerifiedCurrent
2024

Resident Tourism Trips

6.1M

Eurostat · 2024

Resident Tourism Trips

VerifiedCurrent

Rankings & Comparisons

How Croatia compares

Positions use each country's best currently available official record. Years can differ, so use these as directional benchmarks rather than synchronized league tables.

Data Availability

100% dashboard coverage

6 of 6 dashboard indicators currently have usable official data for Croatia.

4 current2 reporting lag0 historical

Available

  • ✓International Tourist Arrivals · 2022 · Reporting lag
  • ✓International Tourism Receipts · 2024 · Current
  • ✓Tourist Nights · 2025 · Current
  • ✓Tourism Direct Share of GDP · 2022 · Reporting lag
  • ✓Tourism Employment Share · 2024 · Current
  • ✓Resident Tourism Trips · 2024 · Current

Not Yet Available

  • All dashboard indicators are available.

Official Sources

Data sources used for Croatia

These organizations and datasets provide the indicators currently displayed on this country dashboard.

✓

Eurostat

Latest displayed year: 2025

Official

Indicators

  • • Tourist Nights
  • • Resident Tourism Trips

Datasets

  • Tourist Nights at Accommodation Establishments
  • Resident Tourism Trips
✓

OECD

Latest displayed year: 2024

Official

Indicators

  • • Tourism Direct Share of GDP
  • • Tourism Employment Share

Datasets

  • OECD Key Tourism Economic Indicators
✓

UN Tourism

Latest displayed year: 2024

Official

Indicators

  • • International Tourist Arrivals
  • • International Tourism Receipts

Datasets

  • International Tourist Arrivals
  • International Tourism Receipts
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Historical Trend

International arrivals over time

Annual international tourist arrivals reported for Croatia. Values are shown in millions.

Source: UN TourismYears: 1995–2022Annual data

Dataset: International Tourist Arrivals

About the Data

Best available official data

TCTI evaluates available tourism records by reporting status, year, source priority, official-source status, and publication history. The dashboard displays the strongest available record while preserving historical observations and alternative sources in the database.