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The Zagreb County is located in the central part of north-western Croatia, and it has nine cities and 25 municipalities, and more than 300,000 inhabitants. This specific geographical county’s position that surrounds the City of Zagreb from the west, south and east, forming the so-called “Zagreb Ring”, and the proximity to the border with Slovenia, makes this area an important crossroads of European transport routes. The immediate vicinity of Zagreb forms a unique economic unit and makes everyday business easier for entrepreneurs. The county occupies the area through which passes all road, rail, air, energy, and infrastructure corridors in the direction to the west (Slovenia, Italy), east (Serbia, BiH), north (Austria, Hungary) and south (Adriatic Sea). The Franjo Tuđman Airport, the main and largest airport in the country, is located in the Zagreb County.

The county is an area of extremely rich heritage and natural beauty (a large number of protected natural areas, two nature parks: Medvednica and Žumberak-Samoborsko Gorje, and the unique special ornithological reserve Crna Mlaka). Forests and mountains are intertwined with numerous hiking, walking and cycling trails. There is also a renovated the St. Barbara Mine in the village of Rude with a mining-botanical educational trail, and the Grgos Cave (protected geomorphological natural monument) in the village of Otruševec. Numerous restaurants and well-equipped mountain lodges are offered to mountaineers, recreationists and nature lovers who want to refresh themselves.

The Zagreb County area includes valuable, preserved natural potentials such as groundwater, geothermal springs, mineral resources, forests, soil for ecological agriculture, etc. Additional benefits for investments are qualified labour force, developed crafts, accessibility of local administration, excellent living conditions, etc. The area, with the ongoing support of the county government, provides opportunities for investments in energy systems (biogas facilities, renewable energy, hydroelectric and solar power plants, wood industry, etc.), food industry (meat processing, and fruit and vegetable industry), agriculture (viticulture, vegetable growing, fruit growing, freshwater fishing), and tourism (medical and thermal).

The regional government makes it easier for entrepreneurs to do business in the Zagreb County with a series of incentive measures. The Zagreb County creates preconditions for attracting new investors with investments in communal infrastructure. In this regard, the most important larger project is the Regional Water Supply System of Zagreb County – Zagreb East worth 173 million Euro, which is mostly financed from EU funds.

The Zagreb County has significant capital investments (in education, a wood-technological business incubator in Ivanić-Grad worth 1.1 million Euro, of which 99.7 percent of the funds were received non-refundable from the European Fund for Regional Development), which opens up new jobs and as the ways of helping entrepreneurs. In addition, some of the significant projects in the county are the Deanovec Data Center worth 120 million euros, the Zelina Aqua Park worth 10 million euros and the production and research the Rimac Campus, an investment worth more than 200 million euros.

[Source: Zagreb County Entrepreneurship Center Ltd., July 2022]

Main Indicators

GDP EUR 3.195.433.000
Population 299.985
Men 145.228
Women 154.757
Age 0-14 44.605
Age 15+ 255.380
GDP Per Capita EUR 10.317,00
Area Size km² 3.060
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics: GDP (2020), Population (2021), Area size (2021)

Gross Value Added by ActivitiesEUR

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, data for 2020

Infrastructure

Motorways km 134
Broadband Connections number and density 63.036 / 63%
Number of issued building permits 792
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics: Motorways (2021), Building permits (2022), Croatian Regulatory Agency for Network Industries: Broadband Connections (2022)

Investments

  Amount
Foreign Direct Investments million EUR 2.662
Source: Croatian National Bank, 1993 - 2022

Foreign Direct Investment by Activitymil. EUR

Activity Amount
Financial service activities, except for insurance and pension funds 573,50
Retail trade, except trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles 531,40
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 289,80
Real estate activities 188,10
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 156,90
Other 922,70
Source: Croatian National Bank, 1993 - 2022

Foreign Direct Investment by Countrymil. EUR

Country Amount
Germany 850,70
United States 299,80
Netherlands 274,30
France 244,50
Austria 164,30
Other 828,90
Source: Croatian National Bank, 1993 - 2022

Gross Investment in new Fixed Assets, by Location of Investment Constructions and Types of Assets

Asset type Amount (EUR, 000)
Buildings, spaces and structures 385.077
Machinery and equipment with fittings 187.403
Transport equipment 42.797
Cultivated biological resources 4.049
Intellectual property products 15.462
Total 648.723
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, data for 2022

Biggest Investors

Company Activity Website
Hrvatska kontrola zračne plovidbe d.o.o. TRANSPORT AND STORAGE http://www.crocontrol.hr
Rimac Technology d.o.o. MANUFACTURING http://www.rimac-technology.com
LIDL HRVATSKA d.o.o. k.d. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES http://www.lidl.hr
Hospira Zagreb d.o.o. MANUFACTURING http://www.pfizer.com
VODOOPSKRBA I ODVODNJA ZAPREŠIĆ d.o.o. WATER SUPPLY; WASTEWATER REMOVAL, MR. WASTE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION http://www.vio-zapresic.hr
FERO-TERM d.o.o. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES http://www.fero-term.hr
VG Vodoopskrba d.o.o. WATER SUPPLY; WASTEWATER REMOVAL, MR. WASTE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION http://wwww.vgvodoopskrba.hr
TRADE AIR d.o.o. TRANSPORT AND STORAGE http://www.trade-air.com
LAGERMAX ZAGREB d.o.o. REAL ESTATE BUSINESS http://www.lagermax.hr
FACC Solutions Croatia d.o.o. MANUFACTURING http://www.facc.com
Source: Financial Agency, data for 2022

Maximum Investment Incentives' Intensity according to the Investment Promotion Act

Large enterprises Medium enterprises Small and micro-enterprises
50% 60% 70%
Source: 2022-2027 Regional Aid Map for Croatia

International Trade

Export by Activity000 EUR

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, data for 2022

Import by Activity000 EUR

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, data for 2022

Export by Country000 EUR

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, data for 2022

Import by Country000 EUR

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, data for 2022

Education

Eduction level Number of pupils
Kindergartens and Other Legal Entities Implementing Preschool Education Programmes 12.225
Basic Schools, Beginning of School Year 24.815
Upper Secondary Schools, Beginning of School Year 6.344
Students Enrolled on Professional and University Study, According to Place of Permanent Residence 7.655
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, data for 2022/23

Number of High School Studends Who Have Completed Their Education

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, data for 2020/21

Number of Students and Institutions by Educational Sectors

Educational Sector Number of Institutions Number of Students
Economics, trade and business administration 7 1.222
Electrical engineering and computing 7 1.126
Mechanical engineering, shipbuilding and metallurgy 9 834
Tourism and catering 5 547
Personal, security and other services 7 381
Transport and logistics 3 185
Geology, mining, petroleum and chemical technology 1 62
Agriculture, food and veterinary 3 50
Forestry, wood processing and wood processing 1 16
Source: Ministry of Science and Education, data for 2021/22

Students Who Graduated From University Study or Completed Professional Studys

Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, data for 2021

Institutions of Higher Education and Graduated Students

Name Students who graduated from or completed university or professional study
Polytechnic in Velika Gorica 324
College Ivanić-Grad, Ivanić Grad 21
University of Applied Sciences Baltazar, Zaprešić 465
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, data for 2021

Business Indicators of Enterprises

Activity Number of Business Entities Number of Persons Employed Average Monthly Gross Earnings per Person in Paid Employment
(EUR)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 364 853 1.100
Mining and quarrying 22 930 1.699
Manufacturing 2.404 18.995 1.342
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 76 537 1.667
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 81 1.787 1.242
Construction 2.549 7.483 1.076
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4.221 15.612 1.350
Transportation and storage 904 9.142 1.341
Accommodation and food service activities 1.377 1.881 985
Information and communication 748 932 2.101
Financial and insurance activities 96 922 1.921
Real estate activities 297 481 1.324
Professional, scientific and technical activities 1.882 2.144 1.634
Administrative and support service activities 576 1.601 1.025
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security 305 5.064 1.630
Education 240 6.915 1.372
Human health and social work activities 292 3.209 1.473
Arts, entertainment and recreation 1.362 622 1.304
Other service activities 2.935 598 1.090
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, data for 2022

Unemployed

  Rate
Unemployment Rate 4,90%
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, data for 2022

Unemployed by Activity

Activity Number
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 99
Mining and quarrying 24
Manufacturing 824
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 9
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 62
Construction 412
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 722
Transportation and storage 172
Accommodation and food service activities 330
Information and communication 109
Financial and insurance activities 62
Real estate activities 28
Professional, scientific and technical activities 180
Administrative and support service activities 293
Public administration and defence, compulsory social security 129
Education 231
Human health and social work activities 200
Arts, entertainment and recreation 62
Other service activities 259
Not classified 890
Total 5.097
Source: Croatian Employment Service, data for 2022

Registered unemployed by occupation

Source: Croatian Employment Service, data for 2022

Support Institutions Contacts

Name Contact Website
Zagreb County Entrepreneurship Center Ltd. info@pczz.hr https://www.pczz.hr/