摘要：This paper analyzes the international trade of goods of the Republic of Croatia and its main macroeconomic trend determinants in the period from 2001 till 2010. The main goal of the paper is, using secondary data from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, to determine the involvement and influence of certain counties in the international trade of goods of the Republic of Croatia. The paper explores the level of the international trade of goods, import dependency, export growth, degree of openness and involvement of the Republic of Croatia and its counties in the international trade of goods. In this paper are also determined the aspects and influence of recession on the international trade of goods. The results indicate the low export growth of goods and high import dependency of Croatian economy over the analysed period.
关键词：international economy; international trade of goods; Croatian competitiveness; imports; exports; recession
