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Importance of Construction Sector for Croatian Economy

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|Feb 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

GDP Growth and key construction sector indicatorsSource: Prepared by author based on data available from: Croatian Bureau of Statistics.
GDP Growth and key construction sector indicatorsSource: Prepared by author based on data available from: Croatian Bureau of Statistics.

Figure 2

Correlation between value of construction works and inflation rateSource: Prepared by author in MS Excel based on data available from: Croatian Bureau of Statistics and Croatian central bank.
Correlation between value of construction works and inflation rateSource: Prepared by author in MS Excel based on data available from: Croatian Bureau of Statistics and Croatian central bank.

Figure 3

Value of construction works and unemployment rateSource: Prepared by author in MS Excel based on data available from: Croatian Bureau of Statistics and Croatian central bank.
Value of construction works and unemployment rateSource: Prepared by author in MS Excel based on data available from: Croatian Bureau of Statistics and Croatian central bank.

Simple linear regression analysis

Regression Statistics – New built apartments
Multiple R0,857159245
R Square0,734721971
Adjusted R Square0,712615468
Standard Error2789,040732
Observations14

VIF indicator of independent variables

VariableVIF value
New built apartments191,19
New built square meters (000)141,11
Average apartment price per square meter34,08
Annual value of realised construction works (000 EUR)28,29
Issued construction permits4,20

Regression analysis correlation matrix

GDPNew built apartmentsNew built square meters (000)Average apartment price per square meterIssued construction permitsAnnual value of realised construction works (000 EUR)
GDP1
New built apartments0,8571592451
New built square meters (000)0,8828670570,9949391121
Average apartment price per square meter0,9584897680,9115957380,9342195791
Issued construction permits0,8817580970,8533320370,8640414310,8189520131
Annual value of realised construction works (000 EUR)0,9555629890,8868739610,9136174450,9800171560,8244765431

Results of regression analysis

SUMMARY OUTPUT
Regression Statistics
Multiple R0,98284186
R Square0,965978122
Adjusted R Square0,944714448
Standard Error1223,288763
Observations14

GDP and key construction sector indicators

YearGDP1 (000 000 EUR)New built apartmentsNew built square meters (000)Average apartment price per square meter (EUR)Issued construction permitsAnnual value of realised construction works (000 EUR)
201141.967,5912.3901.1201.5689.6011.979.755
201240.578,2811.7921.0171.5638.3301.897.906
201340.381,6010.0909171.4156.6871.780.705
201440.120,107.8057391.4816.5891.656.906
201541.025,128.0597331.5106.3281.778.466
201642.463,777.8097401.4648.0181.862.511
201743.654,218.4967751.4779.4181.904.184
201844.743,0710.1419201.5699.4062.061.370
201946.188,7211.7261.0651.6649.9322.379.320
202042.829,0411.9571.1141.7089.4032.540.556
202147.837,7512.5141.1871.83710.5532.891.910
202251.846,8815.8751.4622.23711.1653.264.158
202353.929,3116.5521.4992.34211.5644.285.321
202455.669,2416.6541.5822.57111.8234.885.197

Inflation and unemployment rate from 2011–2022

YearInflation rateUnemployment rate
20112,20%13,70%
20123,40%15,90%
20132,30%17,30%
20140,20%17,30%
2015−0,30%16,20%
2016−0,60%13,03%
20171,30%11,08%
20181,00%8,32%
20190,80%6,56%
20200,00%7,39%
20212,70%7,49%
202210,70%6,80%
20238,40%6,13%
20244,00%5,03%
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32676/n.12.1.2 | Journal eISSN: 1849-9066
Language: English
Published on: Feb 2, 2026
Published by: Notitia d.o.o
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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