A Climate for Change

(^242) Statistical Indicators Human Development Report - Croatia 2008
Current public expenditure on education, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary
(as % of all levels)
2005 49 d
Current public expenditure on education, tertiary (as % of all levels) 2005 19
Literacy and enrolment
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older) 1985-1994e 96.7
Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older) 1995-2005f 98.1
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24) 1985-1994e 99.6
Youth literacy rate (% aged 15-24) 1995-2005f 99.6
Net primary enrolment rate (%) 1991 79
Net primary enrolment rate (%) 2005 87 g
Net secondary enrolment rate (%) 1991 63 d
Net secondary enrolment rate (%) 2005 85
Tertiary students in science, engineering, manufacturing and construction
(% of tertiary students)
2005 24
Technology: diffusion and creation
Telephone mainlines (per 1000 people) 1990 172
Telephone mainlines (per 1000 people) 2005 425
Cellular subscribers (per 1000 people) 1990 (.)
Cellular subscribers (per 1000 people) 2005 672
Internet users (per 1000 people) 1990 0
Internet users (per 1000 people) 2005 327
Patents granted to residents (per million people) 2005 4
Recipients of royalties and licence fees (USD per person) 2005 16.1
Research and development (R&D) expenditures (% of GDP) 2005 1.1
Researchers in R&D (per million people) 2005 1296
Economic performance
GDP (USD billions) 2005 38.5
GDP (PPP USD billions) 2005 57.9
GDP per capita (USD) 2005 8666
GDP per capita (PPP USD)k 2005 13,042
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%) 1975-2005h 2.6
GDP per capita, annual growth rate (%) 1990-2005 2.6
Average annual change in consumer price index (%) 1990-2005 40.6
Average annual change in consumer price index (%) 2004-2005 3.3
Structure of trade
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 1990 i 86
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) 2005 56
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 1990 i 78
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) 2005 47
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports) 1990 i 32
Primary exports (% of merchandise exports) 2005 32
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports) 1990 i 68
Manufactured exports (% of merchandise exports) 2005 68
High-technology exports (% of merchandise exports) 1990 i 5.3
High-technology exports (% of merchandise exports) 2005 11.5