Covid-19

COVID-19 Country Response

COVID-19 epidemic evolution

To find out about the latest status of the COVID-19 pandemic evolution and the most up-to-date statistics on the COVID-19 disease in Croatia, please visit the official governmental portal Koronavirus.hr, which provides infographics on data by the Croatian Institute of Public Health.
For the international outlook you can consult the latest situation reports published by the World Health Organisation as well as the global daily statistics on the coronavirus pandemic evolution including data on confirmed cases and deaths by country.

Sanitary measures

To find out about the latest public health situation in Croatia and the current sanitary measures in vigour, please consult the official governmental portal Koronavirus.hr including the up-to-date information on the containment measures put in place (in Croatian). For public health recommendations, refer to the website of the Croatian Institute of Public Health (in Croatian).
Visit the website of the Croatian government for updates on the restrictions.

Travel restrictions

The COVID-19 situation, including the spread of new variants, evolves rapidly and differs from country to country. All travelers need to pay close attention to the conditions at their destination before traveling. Regularly updated information for all countries with regards to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in place including entry regulations, flight bans, test requirements and quarantine is available on TravelDoc Infopage.
It is also highly recommended to consult COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map provided and updated on the daily basis by IATA.
The US government website of Centers of Disease Control and Prevention provides COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination.
The UK Foreign travel advice also provides travelling abroad advice for all countries, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.

Import & export restrictions

For the information on all the measures applicable to movement of goods during the period of sanitary emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak (including eventual restrictions on imports and exports, if applicable), please consult the portal of the Croatian Customs Administration (in Croatian).
An export license is required to export personal protective equipment outside of the European Union.
For a general overview of trade restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Croatia on the International Trade Centre's COVID-19 Temporary Trade Measures webpage.

Economic recovery plan

To know about the economic measures taken by the Croatian government to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the national economy, please visit the official governmental portal Koronavirus.hr, which provides information on the measures taken by each Ministry for the domains under their responsibility (in Croatian). The website of the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts provides further info on the support schemes (in Croatian). For a detailed analysis of the economic and fiscal measures, consult the guide by Deloitte.
The information on the EU’s economic response to COVID-19 and the actions to minimise the fallout on the EU member states’ economies of the COVID-19 outbreak is available on the websites of the European Commission and the European Council.
For the general overview of the key economic policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak (fiscal, monetary and macroeconomic) taken by the Croatian government to limit the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Croatia in the IMF’s Policy Tracker platform.

Support plan for businesses

For the information on the local business support scheme and taxation measures established by the Croatian government to help businesses to deal with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on their activity, please consult the official governmental portal Koronavirus.hr, which provides information on the measures taken by each Ministry for the domains under their responsibility (in Croatian). Further information in English can be sourced on the guide by Deloitte.
For a general overview of international SME support policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak refer to the World Bank's Map of SME-Support Measures in Response to COVID-19.

Support plan for exporters

The government of Croatia can issue guarantees to commercial banks of exporters and to the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) under the export guarantee fund. Furthermore, the European Commission has approved a EUR 790 million Croatian guarantee scheme for companies with export activities affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
The European Commission adopted a Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the COVID-19 outbreak, which enables short-term export credit insurance to be provided by the State where needed.