According to the first available data[1], the total consolidated debt of all general government sub-sectors[2] reached HRK 329.7bn at the end of December 2020, up HRK 526m (or 0.16%) since the end of the previous month and by HRK 36.8bn (or 12.6%) since the end-December 2019. This increase was to the greatest extent due to an increase in the domestic debt component in the amount of HRK 4.1bn (or1.9%) in December 2020 and by HRK 26.0bn (or 13.2%) since end-December 2019.
In relative terms, measured against the annual GDP[3], the total debt amounted to 89.1% of the annual GDP at the end of December 2020, while at the end of December of the previous year it stood at 72.8% of the annual GDP.
The general government debt data structure by main debt instruments and maturity is available only for the general government unconsolidated debt[4]. Long-term debt instruments dominate the maturity structure of this debt: at the end of December 2020 most of the debt was made up of bonds (64.4%), the second by importance were long-term loans (29.1%), and last were short-term loans and securities (jointly 6.5%). The short-term debt was HRK 8.4bn (or 63.1) higher at the end of December 2020 than a year ago, while long-term debt increased by HRK 30.5bn (or 10.9%) during the last year.
Statistical time series: Table I3 General government debt (ESA 2010).
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Preliminary data; final data will be available on 22nd April 2021 after the Central Bureau of Statistics publishes its Excessive deficit procedure report for the Republic of Croatia. ↑
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This debt excludes the cross claims of institutions within the same sub-sector and between sectors, the so-called Maastricht debt. ↑
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Calculated as the sum of the preceding four quarterly GDP figures. ↑
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The unconsolidated debt represents the Maastricht debt increased by cross claims of different units within the general government sector. ↑