Croatia posts EU's highest annual GDP growth in Q4

Compared to the previous quarter, Croatia recorded the second-highest rise in gross domestic product (GDP) in the EU in the October-December period, at 1.3%, followed by Slovenia with 1.1%, Eurostat said in a quarterly report last week, citing seasonally adjusted data.

Elsewhere in SEE, Romania registered the lowest annual GDP growth in the region in the fourth quarter of last year, at 1.1%, and the only quarterly decline, of 0.5%.

In the EU overall, GDP went up 0.2% in annual terms and remained unchanged compared to the previous quarter.

Data on GDP growth rates of EU member states in SEE follow (in pct):

Source: Eurostat