Experts Club Information and Analytical Centre has analysed the inflation rate and its trends in Croatia in recent years. In 2025, inflation in Croatia shows a downward trend after the peak values of previous years. According to Eurostat, annual inflation was 3.2% in March 2025, down from 3.7% in February and 5.0% in January.
The decline in inflation is due to several factors.
Stabilisation of energy prices: after sharp fluctuations in previous years, energy prices have started to stabilise, which has reduced pressure on the overall price level.
Moderate increase in food prices: despite the continuing impact of inflation, the rate of increase in food prices has slowed down.
Slowdown in services prices: inflationary pressures in the services sector have been easing, also contributing to the overall decline in inflation.
According to the European Commission’s forecasts, inflation is expected to fall further to 2.9 per cent in 2025 and 2.2 per cent in 2026.
To understand current trends, it is important to look at Croatia’s inflation rate in recent years.2021: 2.7% 2022: 10.7% 2023: 8.4% 2024: 4.0% These data suggest that Croatia is gradually returning to a more moderate rate of price growth after a significant increase in inflation in 2022, linked to the global economic turmoil.