According to data from the Croatian National Bank (HNB), more than 400 counterfeit banknotes worth almost 100,000 Kunas were registered in Croatia in 2016.

The HNB figures show that last year 435 counterfeits worth 99,930 Kunas were registered in the country, which was a decline of 16.2 percent in comparison to 2015. However, 1,057 counterfeit banknotes were registered in foreign currencies, with the largest number of Euro banknotes (897), or 19.8 percent more compared to the previous year.

Considering that in 2016, there were on average around 197 million banknotes in circulation in Croatia, it means that 2.2 counterfeit banknotes were registered per one million original Kuna banknotes. In addition, the Annual Report from the Croatian National Bank shows that in 2015 there were 2.8 registered counterfeit banknotes.

When it comes to foreign currencies, 1,057 counterfeit banknotes were registered, out of which the largest number were Euro banknotes (897), followed by counterfeit US dollar banknotes (126), whilst the remaining 34 counterfeits were Australian dollars, Canadian dollars, sterling pounds and Polish zloty banknotes.