{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"hr-median-income","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/hr-median-income","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/hr-median-income/","title":"Median Equivalised Net Income in Croatia (2025)","description":"Croatia's Median Equivalised Net Income: 15,057 EUR per person in 2025, +22.0% YoY, roughly 66% of the EU-27 average. 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Equivalised income adjusts household disposable income for household size and composition using the modified OECD scale, so the figure represents typical per-person purchasing power rather than a raw household total."},{"question":"How does Croatia's median income compare with the EU-27 average?","answer":"In 2025, Croatia's median equivalised net income of roughly 15,057 EUR was about 66% of the EU-27 average of approximately 22,939 EUR, leaving an absolute gap of around 7,882 EUR. That proportional gap has likely narrowed considerably compared with 2010, when Croatia's 5,810 EUR was around 40% of the EU-27's 14,521 EUR — and the absolute euro gap has also shrunk over the period, from about 8,711 EUR to roughly 7,882 EUR."},{"question":"How much has Croatia's median income grown since 2010?","answer":"Croatia's median equivalised net income rose from about 5,810 EUR in 2010 to approximately 15,057 EUR in 2025 — more than two and a half times higher, at around +159% over 15 years. The EU-27 average grew far more slowly over the same period, from roughly 14,521 EUR to about 22,939 EUR (+58%), which is the main reason Croatia's income has likely been converging toward the EU average, particularly in the most recent years."},{"question":"Why did Croatia's median income decline in 2011–2013?","answer":"The series shows three consecutive years of decline: -4.0% in 2011 (to 5,579 EUR), -4.8% in 2012 (to 5,309 EUR), and -4.4% in 2013 (to 5,078 EUR). This period likely reflects the lagged domestic impact of the 2009 global financial crisis and the eurozone debt crisis, which weighed on Croatian household incomes and labour markets before growth resumed steadily from 2014 onward."},{"question":"What explains the sharp acceleration in Croatia's median income in 2023–2025?","answer":"Growth has picked up markedly in the most recent years: +12.7% in 2023 (to 9,873 EUR), +25.0% in 2024 (to 12,344 EUR), and +22.0% in 2025 (to 15,057 EUR). Eurostat flags a break in the underlying EU-SILC series for both 2023 and 2024, so part of this acceleration likely reflects a methodology or survey adjustment rather than purely organic income growth, alongside Croatia's eurozone entry in January 2023 and a tight domestic labour market."}]}