Andrej Plenković (Croatian Democratic Union) has been Prime Minister of Croatia since 19 Oct 2016. In the time since Andrej Plenković took office, October 2016, real GDP has climbed 3.5% a year, against +1.6% for the European Union. Croatia ranks 1st of 19 EU governments on GDP per person; on the rise in freedom of expression it is 8th of 10. On government debt the two part most: −24.0 percentage points in Croatia, −1.8 percentage points for the European Union. On V-Dem Institute's freedom of expression Croatia has moved −8.7 points since day zero, to 74.3 of 100 in 2025.
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