Economy
See also: Economy of CroatiaThe economy of the Croatian Littoral is largely centered on the city of Rijeka, whose economic impact is felt directly not only in the geographic region, but also in other parts of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County—Gorski Kotar and Liburnia (modern region)—and a substantial part of Lika-Senj County. The most significant economic activities in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County are transport, largely based on activities of the Port of Rijeka, shipbuilding and tourism in the coastal areas representing a part of the Northern Croatian Littoral, and forestry and wood processing in the Gorski Kotar region in the hinterland. In the city of Rijeka itself, the most significant economic activities are civil engineering, wholesale and retail trade, transport and storage services, and the processing industry. Tourism, wood processing, and agriculture are the predominant economic activities in Lika-Senj County, where nearly all businesses are small and medium enterprisess.
In 2010, two companies headquartered in the Croatian Littoral ranked among the top fifty among Croatian companies by operating income. The highest ranked among them was the Rijeka-based Plodine supermarket chain, which ranked 16th, and Euro Petrol, a petroleum product wholesale and retail company, which ranked 22nd.
| County | GDP | GDP per capita | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| million € | Index (Croatia=100) |
€ | Index (Croatia=100) |
|
| Lika-Senj | 435 | 1.0 | 8,707 | 86.1 |
| Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 3,744 | 8.4 | 12,305 | 121.7 |
| TOTAL: | 4,179 | 9.4 | 12,038 | 119.1 |
| Source: Croatian Bureau of Statistics (2008 data) | ||||
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