Croatia is a country in which tourism is one of the most important economic sectors, but it is extremely important for both GDP and employment growth. Although it has had a tough and burning history, Croatia has also preserved the sights derived from that history, as well as the natural beauties that are beautiful and are extremely appealing to tourists, such as national parks and nature parks, as well as natural beaches and forests. Even in the history, there were tourists to whom other cultures and a different way of life were particularly interesting, so even in the time of the Roman republic where the possibility of traveling to other countries had only the richest. Until the industrial revolution, tourism has been reserved only for the richest, after which a new middle layer was created, whom, with the development of technology, railway lines and later the construction of roads and waterways had the opportunity to experience new cultures, ways of life and gastronomy of other countries. The data used in the paper will show how the development of tourism was in Croatia through history, and how it is today. According to the Statistical Yearbook of 2018, it can be stated that every year the number of arrivals and nights of foreign and domestic tourists increases, which is beneficial to the state and GDP growth.