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Second country from Ex-Yugoslavia to join the European Union in 2013, Croatia is currently the youngest member of the Union. After its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, the country became rapidly a major touristical destination and developed its economy. Mid-2019, Croatia filed for joining the Eurozone in view of a future integration in 2023. The country has more than 4 million inhabitants and its RFT sector improves smoothly, staying concentrated on the regional market.

Croatia is part of the European program of CNR. The first study on its RFT sector was carried out in 2018.
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Europe Area summary

Evolution of the Croatian RFT sector in million tonne-kilometres


In million t.km	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	AAGR*
TOTAL	9,426	8,780	8,926	8,649	9,133	9,381	10,439	11,337	11,834	12,635	12,477	2.84 %
Domestic transport	5,125	4,547	4,375	4,145	4,284	3,931	4,055	3,986	4,199	4,235	4,312	-1.71 %
International transport	4,301	4,233	4,552	4,504	4,849	5,450	6,384	7,351	7,635	8,400	8,166	6.62 %

*Average annual growth rate

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Operating conditions and costs excluding overhead costs, for a 40-tonne HGV, operated on long distance international routes,2020 values

	Unit	Croatia (simulation)
Yearly mileage of vehicle	km	133,500
Number of operating days	days/yr	250
Semitrailer/tractor ratio		1.19
Driver cost	€/yr	22,769
Driver/tractor ratio		1.073
Yearly cost of vehicle financing and possession	€/yr	14,002
Average consumption per 100 km	litres	28.2
Unit fuel price, 2020 average	€/litre	0.8251
Fuel cost	€/yr	31,061
Tyres	€/yr	4,300
Maintenance-repair	€/yr	5,100
Tolls and vignettes	€/an	16,700
Insurance (vehicle)	€/yr	3,350
Axle tax and other vehicle taxes	€/yr	807
Synthesis - cost price (excluding overhead costs)		99,760
Cost/mileage ratio per annum	€/km	0.75

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Cost of an international driver in Croatia, 2020 values

	Unit	Croatia (simulation)
Gross salary (miscellaneous bonuses and overtime included) subject to social contributions and to income tax	€/yr	8,280
Travel allowances and other elements of remuneration not subject to social contributions nor to income tax	€/yr	9,679.32
Employer contributions (after deduction of state aids)	%	16.90 %
Employer contributions in absolute terms	€/yr	1,399.32
Annual cost total	€/yr	22,769.32
Number of actual working days per year	day/yr	226
Working time per year	h/yr	1,960
Annual mileage	km	124,500
Cost of one hour's work	€/h	11.62
Cost per kilometre	€/km	0.18