Trading strategies of Croatia and Slovenia

Ovaj je rad komparativna analiza trgovinskih strategija Hrvatske i Slovenije koja je ostvarena pomoću niza pokazatelja. Republika Hrvatska i Republika Slovenija prigodne su države za usporedbu iz razloga što imaju isti geografski položaj, dijele istu blisku prošlost kao bivše članice Socijalističke Federativne Republike Jugoslavije, a danas samostalne i suverene države članice Europske unije. Indikatori prema kojima se analiza odvijala podijeljeni su u dvije skupine: opće ekonomske pokazatelje i pokazatelje vezane uz trgovinu. Analiza ekonomskih indikatora služila je za dobivanje predodžbe o nacionalnoj ekonomiji, odnosno njezinom stupnju razvijenosti. S druge stane, analiza indikatora međunarodne razmjene donosi prosudbu o uspješnosti ostvarivanja vanjskotrgovinske politike promatranih država. Pokazatelji se istovremeno uspoređuju između spomenutih država te se na taj način mogu raspoznati sličnosti i različitosti među trgovinskim strategijama. Osim toga, važno je napomenuti da je razdoblje promatranja indikatora u rasponu od 2009. do 2019. godine. 2020. godina nije se uzimala u obzir zbog novonastale korona-krize prilikom koje dolazi do ekstremnih odstupanja koja nisu pogodna za objektivnu analizu gospodarstava i njihovih međunarodnih strategija.This paper is a comparative analysis of trade strategies of Croatia and Slovenia which was realized using a variety of indicators. The Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia are suitable countries for comparison because they have the same geographical position and they share the same recent past as the former members of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Also, today they are independent and sovereign members of the European Union. The indicators according to which the analysis was conducted were divided into two groups: economic indicators and trade-related indicators. The analysis of economic indicators was used to get a perspective of the national economy and its level of development. On the other hand, the analysis of international trade indicators makes a judgment on the success of the foreign trade policy of the observed countries. At the same time, the indicators are compared between the mentioned countries, thus creating similarities and differences between trade strategies. In addition, it is important to note that the observation period of the indicators ranges from 2009 to 2019. 2020 was not taken into account due to the newly emerging corona crisis during which there are extreme deviations that are not suitable for an objective analysis of economies and their international strategies