Dubrovnik-Neretva County

undefinedCapital: Dubrovnik

Area: 1 782,49km2 (+ sea 7 489,88km2)

Population: 122,783

Demographic profile
Age – average age: 39
Gender – 47.24% men; 52.76% women

Labour force structure and educational qualifications: university degree 6.2%; college degree 42.9%; secondary school qualifications 39.8%

Administrations: 5 towns, 17 municipalities

Economy

GDP per capita: 9.990 EUR

Unemployment rate: 15,1 %

Average gross salary (monthly): 965,00 EUR

Foreign sale revenues of the County amounted to 2,217 billion HRK, the most important sectors being:

  • Transport and storage (42.1%) – Atlantska plovidba
  • Hospitality and tourism (28.3%)
  • Small shipbuilding (8%) – Radež

Key sectors:

  • Transport, storage and connections
  • Hospitality and tourist sector
  • Agriculture, mariculture and fisheries

The most important investments in the economy:

  • Tourism - Adriatic Luxury Hotels, Valamar Hotels
  • Transport, storage and connections – Port Authority Dubrovnik, Port Authority Ploče, Atlantska plovidba

Manufacturing sector

The most important sectors:

  • processing industry (9.5% of the total number of employees)
  • small shipbuilding on the islands: Radež, Greben–Montmontaža, Inkobrod
  • construction (15.5% of the total number of employees) – Konel, Konstruktor
  • stone extraction and processing (1.4% employees)
  • agricultural sector, mainly in Neretva Valley (2.1% employees)
  • production of wine and olive oil on the area of Pelješac, Konavle and the islands (13% of the employees)

Employment: 28.5% of the working population in the county

Services sector

Key sectors:

  • hospitality and tourism (23.6% of employees) – ALH, Rixos, Valamar, Hilton and others
  • transport (10.1% of employees) – Atlantska plovidba and private companies
  • retail (16.2% employees) – Tommy, Konzum, Getro, Lidl

Employment rate: 49.9% of all employees in the county

Business structure

Business zone: there are 12 active business zones, out of which 6 are certified according to ICPR standards (Vranjak, Vela Luka, Banići, Mlinište, Pobrežje, Kula Norinska)

Traffic infrastructure

The Ports of international economic importance for the Republic of Croatia are the Port of Gruž – Dubrovnik and the Port of Ploče. Dubrovnik Airport falls into the category of secondary international airports. The completion of two very important routs is planned for the near future: Dubrovnik – Zagreb highway and the corridor Vc (Ploče – Sarajevo – Central Europe).

Education

Higher education institutions:

  • Dubrovnik University with the courses in Economics, Maritime studies, Journalism, Restoration and other
  • American College of Management and Technology
  • Dubrovnik International University – diplomacy.

Further information about the County

Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Regional Development Agency of Dubrovnik-Neretva County - DUNEA
Dubrovnik-Neretva County - business zones