Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Croatia in terms of export sales (selling), including Italy, Germany, and Slovenia. The second lists top trade partners of Croatia regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Croatia.
Croatia Major Exports
Market Value: 9,481 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Italy | 2,561,569 | 27.02 | 39.65 |
| 2 | Germany | 1,375,532 | 14.51 | 53.67 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 893,322 | 9.42 | (0.15) |
| 4 | Austria | 713,761 | 7.53 | (5.65) |
| 5 | United States | 322,656 | 3.40 | 52.82 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 296,247 | 3.12 | 208.69 |
| 7 | Hungary | 284,616 | 3.00 | 175.79 |
| 8 | France | 252,354 | 2.66 | 37.01 |
| 9 | Malta | 210,009 | 2.22 | 235.62 |
| 10 | Marshall Islands | 201,089 | 2.12 | NA |
| 11 | Russia | 161,000 | 1.70 | 39.75 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 142,710 | 1.51 | 86.06 |
| 13 | Cyprus | 141,242 | 1.49 | (7.82) |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 117,329 | 1.24 | 106.40 |
| 15 | Poland | 110,406 | 1.16 | 161.14 |
| 16 | Czech Republic | 108,151 | 1.14 | 116.01 |
| 17 | Qatar | 89,916 | 0.95 | 16,074.74 |
| 18 | Singapore | 86,659 | 0.91 | 2,957.95 |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 86,534 | 0.91 | 566.04 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 83,005 | 0.88 | 8.60 |
| 21 | Turkey | 75,442 | 0.80 | 4.49 |
| 22 | South Africa | 67,344 | 0.71 | 4,460.83 |
| 23 | Macedonia | 66,107 | 0.70 | (10.63) |
| 24 | Spain | 64,480 | 0.68 | 53.76 |
| 25 | Belgium | 64,244 | 0.68 | 6.09 |
| 26 | Romania | 63,820 | 0.67 | (8.02) |
| 27 | Slovakia | 61,289 | 0.65 | 131.26 |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 59,693 | 0.63 | 111.59 |
| 29 | Egypt | 58,853 | 0.62 | 262.66 |
| 30 | British Virgin Islands | 57,722 | 0.61 | 5,158.26 |
| 31 | Japan | 57,699 | 0.61 | 1.87 |
| 32 | Nigeria | 45,040 | 0.48 | 35.92 |
| 33 | Sweden | 44,376 | 0.47 | (59.82) |
| 34 | Ukraine | 42,495 | 0.45 | 228.00 |
| 35 | Gibraltar | 28,771 | 0.30 | 19.71 |
| 36 | China | 28,207 | 0.30 | 292.13 |
Croatia Major Imports
Market Value: 23,806 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Italy | 4,716,283 | 19.81 | 67.29 |
| 2 | Germany | 3,585,957 | 15.06 | 39.59 |
| 3 | Russia | 3,181,903 | 13.37 | 163.91 |
| 4 | China | 1,545,244 | 6.49 | 143.12 |
| 5 | Slovenia | 1,216,702 | 5.11 | (7.84) |
| 6 | Austria | 1,176,346 | 4.94 | 3.99 |
| 7 | France | 765,679 | 3.22 | 4.62 |
| 8 | Hungary | 758,307 | 3.19 | 49.08 |
| 9 | United States | 462,469 | 1.94 | 27.54 |
| 10 | Poland | 457,127 | 1.92 | 62.19 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 421,324 | 1.77 | 6.46 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 406,989 | 1.71 | 27.39 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 388,438 | 1.63 | 31.49 |
| 14 | Turkey | 363,024 | 1.52 | 126.55 |
| 15 | Japan | 353,989 | 1.49 | 26.24 |
| 16 | Spain | 322,417 | 1.35 | 7.41 |
| 17 | Sweden | 241,060 | 1.01 | (3.36) |
| 18 | Macedonia | 237,615 | 1.00 | 103.88 |
| 19 | Brazil | 234,801 | 0.99 | 101.21 |
| 20 | Greece | 213,924 | 0.90 | 304.62 |
| 21 | South Korea | 208,690 | 0.88 | 27.20 |
| 22 | Slovakia | 204,300 | 0.86 | 32.07 |
| 23 | Belgium | 195,330 | 0.82 | (1.70) |
| 24 | Denmark | 169,621 | 0.71 | 34.25 |
| 25 | Switzerland | 165,386 | 0.69 | (19.19) |
| 26 | Malta | 142,502 | 0.60 | 17,583.22 |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 140,286 | 0.59 | 177.67 |
| 28 | Romania | 129,896 | 0.55 | (31.67) |
| 29 | Faroe Islands | 129,724 | 0.54 | 84,171.29 |
| 30 | Morocco | 121,680 | 0.51 | 397.68 |
| 31 | Ukraine | 120,884 | 0.51 | 79.28 |
| 32 | Ireland | 104,401 | 0.44 | 6.63 |
| 33 | Belarus | 91,283 | 0.38 | 218.95 |
| 34 | India | 71,472 | 0.30 | 49.28 |
| 35 | Finland | 65,412 | 0.27 | 8.21 |
| 36 | Canada | 63,600 | 0.27 | 212.28 |