Exports fell 4.1% on the year to 19.026 billion euro, while imports declined 4.8% to 33.207 billion euro, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics said in a statement, quoting preliminary data.
Croatia's exports to the European Union (EU) declined by 4.7% year-on-year in the review period, to 12.974 billion euro, whereas the country's imports from the EU rose by 3.4% to 25.274 billion euro.
Croatia's trade deficit rose by 76% to 17.6 billion euro in 2022.
($ = 0.927 euro)