Croatian Households’ Financial Assets Hit €120 Billion as Liabilities Rise 12.2%

1 articles · Updated · Croatia Week · Jul 18

€120 billion in household financial assets at end-Q1 2026 marked an 8.8% year-on-year rise and a 0.8% quarterly increase, Croatian National Bank data showed.
€32 billion in household liabilities grew faster than assets on an annual basis—up 12.2% year on year and 2.6% from the previous quarter—lifting net financial worth to €87.5 billion.
€517 billion in total economy-wide financial assets and €546 billion in liabilities left Croatia with a negative net financial position, even as both totals rose from a year earlier.
547% of GDP in financial assets and 577% in liabilities still point to a heavily leveraged balance sheet, though both ratios fell from a year earlier.

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