ZAGREB, January 24, 2018 – At the end of November 2017, there were 322,782 Croatians whose bank accounts had been frozen due to default payments, owing a total of 42.80 billion kuna, and Zagreb had the largest number of debtors – 63,316, owing 12.36 billion kuna.
At the end of last November, 11.60% of the working-age population in the capital city had their bank accounts frozen. In Split-Dalmatia County 30,160 people had their bank accounts frozen, owing slightly more than 3.9 billion kuna and accounting for 9.89% of the county’s working-age population.
In Zagreb County, 26,085 residents had their bank accounts frozen, with their debt exceeding 3.9 billion kuna, a 12.11% share in the working-age population. Lika-Senj County had the fewest residents with frozen bank accounts – 2,887. They owed 289.7 million kuna and their share in the county’s working-age population was 9.19%.
In relation to the total population, Koprivnica-Križevci County had the most residents with frozen bank accounts, 9.38%, followed by Sisak-Moslavina County, with a 9.29% share. The two counties were also on top of the list in terms of the share of residents with frozen bank accounts in the working-age population – 14.1% and 14.08% respectively.
Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Osijek and Zadar are on top of the list of towns with the largest number of residents with frozen bank accounts. In Zagreb, there were 62,316 such residents, in Split 11,972, in Rijeka 10,210, in Osijek 8,539 and in Zadar 5,261.
At the bottom of the list were Dugo Selo, with 1,979 residents with frozen bank accounts, Đakovo (2,253) and Koprivnica (2,265).
However, in terms of the share of people with frozen bank accounts in the total population, Dugo Selo stands out with 11.3%, followed by Krizevci, with 11.23%, Sisak, with 10.98% and Čakovec, 10.29%.
In terms of the share of residents with frozen bank accounts in the working-age population, Benkovac is on top of a list of 25 towns, with a 16.97% share, followed by Dugo Selo, with a 16.66% share and Križevci, with 16.59%.
In terms of the average amount owed, Čakovec residents owe the most – 359,000 kuna, followed by residents of Benkovac, with their average debt amounting to 340,000 kuna, Samobor, with 250,000 kuna, and Sveta Nedelja, with an average debt of 239,000 kuna.
