Croatia joined the EU on July 1st 2013，becoming the bloc's 28th member．
Public support for membership has fallen significantly,and enthusiasm is
likely to wane further as EU-mandated fiscal consolidation starts to bite．
The government，led bY the Social Democratic Party(SDP)and including the
Croatian People's Party(HNS)，the Istrian Democratic Assembly(IDS)and the
Croatian Pensioners’Party(HSU)，is showing growing signs of strain．

Highlights 7

Political outlook 8

Economic policy outlook 9

Economic forecast 10

Annual data and forecast 14

Quarterly data 15

Monthly data 16

Annual trends charts 18

Monthly trends charts 19

Comparative economic indicators 20

Basic data 21

Political structure 22

Politics 23

Economy 29

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