Croatia's public debt at the end of April 2019 totalled HRK 287 billion, going down by 0.3% or by 804 million compared to March, according to the data provided by the Croatian National Bank.

Despite this decline month-on-month, the debt rose by 0.8% or by 2.4 billion in comparison to the end of 2018.

This growth is due to the issuance of government bonds on the domestic market in February, according to the explanation given by Reiffeisen bank analysts.

The general government debt came to HRK 282.2 billion at the end of April, up 2.5 billion since the end of 2018.

(EUR 1 = HRK 7.377885)