Property tax rates rise across Croatia: New rates for 2025

ZAGREB, 14 March 2025 (Hina) – A total of 215 municipalities and cities across Croatia have increased property tax rates, 284 have kept them the same, while 57 have reduced them, the Ministry of Finance reported on Thursday.

According to data published on the Tax Administration’s website, this year 119 municipalities and cities are applying the minimum rate of 60 cents per square metre, while the highest tax burden, ranging from five to eight euros, has been set by 73 municipalities and cities.

The Tax Administration’s tables show that the maximum possible property tax rate for 2025, set at eight euros per square metre, has been adopted by Umag, Vis, Sveti Filip i Jakov, Fažana, and Baška Voda.

Bol follows with a rate of 7.5 euros, while Motovun has set it at seven euros.

Among the largest cities, Zagreb has introduced a rate of five euros per square metre, Split 1.99 euros, Rijeka five euros, and Osijek 0.6 euros.

The property tax was introduced on 1 January this year as a replacement for the holiday home tax. It is paid annually at a rate ranging from 0.6 to eight euros per square metre of the property’s usable area.

The amount of tax is determined by the local government unit (municipality or city) where the property is located.

Under amendments to the Local Tax Act, which came into effect on 1 January 2025, local government units were required to make decisions on local taxes by 28 February this year.

The tax amount depends on the property’s location and may be increased based on other factors affecting its value, such as the property’s age or the presence of certain amenities. However, in such cases, it cannot exceed eight euros per square metre.

The upper limit for property tax has been raised to eight euros per square metre, compared to the 2024 holiday home tax, which was capped at five euros per square metre.

Property tax revenue is shared between the municipality or city and the county where the property is located, with 80% allocated to the municipality or city and 20% to the county.

The full list can be found on the link here.