Croatia Income Share Top 10%

Croatia’s share of total national income accruing to the top 10 percent of earners stood at 23.78 percent in 2025, placing the country 58th in the world. The indicator has risen steadily since the earliest observation in 1988, when the share was 19.50 percent, and reached an all‑time high of 27.90 percent during the global financial crisis in 2008. The post‑crisis decline has been modest, leaving the 2025 level still well above the 1988 trough but below the 2008 peak. Croatia’s current figure is comparable to peers such as Ireland (24.10 percent) and Sweden (23.56 percent), suggesting a distribution pattern similar to other small, open economies with advanced services sectors. The upward trajectory since the late 1980s indicates persistent concentration of income at the top, although the gap between the 2025 level and the 2008 peak hints at a possible ceiling. Continued fiscal reforms and inclusive growth policies could moderate the share’s rise and reshape the distributional outlook.