Croatia prize money
Croatia's sportspeople have won £95,781,973 in prize money across 13 sports, which puts Croatia 22nd of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Marin Cilic has won the most, £25,158,989 in tennis .
Croatia's highest earners
The top 60 of 93 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marin Cilic | Tennis | £25,158,989£25.2m |
| 2 | Goran Ivanisevic | Tennis | £14,945,870£14.9m |
| 3 | Borna Coric | Tennis | £10,161,886£10.2m |
| 4 | Ivan Dodig | Tennis | £7,931,509£7.9m |
| 5 | Ivan Ljubicic | Tennis | £7,654,980£7.7m |
| 6 | Ivo Karlovic | Tennis | £7,639,278£7.6m |
| 7 | Mate Pavic | Tennis | £6,703,340£6.7m |
| 8 | Nikola Mektic | Tennis | £5,005,866£5.0m |
| 9 | Mario Ancic | Tennis | £3,026,080£3.0m |
| 10 | Borna Gojo | Tennis | £1,200,263£1.2m |
| 11 | Dino Prizmic | Tennis | £1,120,644£1.1m |
| 12 | Goran Prpic | Tennis | £979,965£980k |
| 13 | Filip Zubcic | Alpine skiing | £558,483£558k |
| 14 | Duje Ajdukovic | Tennis | £543,450£543k |
| 15 | Sandra Elkasević | Athletics | £529,135£529k |
| 16 | Ivica Kostelic | Alpine skiing | £526,826£527k |
| 17 | Nino Serdarusic | Tennis | £433,252£433k |
| 18 | Zrinka Ljutic | Alpine skiing | £401,910£402k |
| 19 | Blanka Vlašić | Athletics | £139,474£139k |
| 20 | Tomislav Pucar | Table tennis | £131,677£132k |
| 21 | RK Zagreb | Handball | £128,205£128k |
| 22 | Leona Popovic | Alpine skiing | £98,371£98k |
| 23 | HC Podravka Vegeta | Handball | £77,350£77k |
| 24 | Samuel Kolega | Alpine skiing | £75,812£76k |
| 25 | Ana Šimić | Athletics | £51,566£52k |
| 26 | Andrej Gacina | Table tennis | £49,966£50k |
| 27 | Ivica Putnik | Pool | £48,996£49k |
| 28 | Istok Rodes | Alpine skiing | £47,011£47k |
| 29 | Natko Zrncic-Dim | Alpine skiing | £32,440£32k |
| 30 | Karlo Dalmatin | Pool | £30,841£31k |
| 31 | Sara Kolak | Athletics | £30,639£31k |
| 32 | Filip Mihaljević | Athletics | £27,256£27k |
| 33 | Ivan Šarić | Chess | £26,316£26k |
| 34 | Phillip Stojanovic | Pool | £26,271£26k |
| 35 | Ante Brkić | Chess | £23,684£24k |
| 36 | Mirjana Lucic | Table tennis | £18,985£19k |
| 37 | Lea Rakovac | Table tennis | £17,850£18k |
| 38 | Matej Vidovic | Alpine skiing | £15,555£16k |
| 39 | Roberto Bartol | Pool | £14,680£15k |
| 40 | Elias Kolega | Alpine skiing | £12,963£13k |
| 41 | Samobor | 3x3 basketball | £12,030£12k |
| 42 | Filip Zeljko | Table tennis | £11,876£12k |
| 43 | Hana Arapovic | Table tennis | £11,741£12k |
| 44 | Mateja Jeger | Table tennis | £11,492£11k |
| 45 | Ivana Malobabic | Table tennis | £10,695£11k |
| 46 | Ivor Ban | Table tennis | £7,226£7k |
| 47 | Marino Bloudek | Athletics | £6,015£6k |
| 48 | Marija Tolj | Athletics | £5,639£6k |
| 49 | Stipe Žunić | Athletics | £4,887£5k |
| 50 | Zeljko Franulovic | Tennis | £4,511£5k |
| 51 | Mladen Palac | Chess | £4,511£5k |
| 52 | Saša Martinović | Chess | £4,511£5k |
| 53 | Ante Sola | Pool | £3,950£4k |
| 54 | Nedžad Mulabegović | Athletics | £3,383£3k |
| 55 | Frane Kojic | Table tennis | £3,363£3k |
| 56 | Aurel Benovic | Gymnastics | £2,300£2k |
| 57 | Zdenko Kožul | Chess | £2,256£2k |
| 58 | Dora Cosic | Table tennis | £1,936£2k |
| 59 | Andrea Pavlovic | Table tennis | £1,921£2k |
| 60 | Filip Pravdica | Athletics | £1,692£2k |
The top 12, side by side
Marin Cilic alone accounts for 26.3% of Croatia's total. The top ten between them hold 93.4%, and the other 83 share the rest.
Prize money by sport
Where Croatia's £95,781,973 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | £92,509,885£92.5m | 96.6% | 15 | Marin Cilic |
| Alpine skiing | £1,769,370£1.8m | 1.8% | 9 | Filip Zubcic |
| Athletics | £801,190£801k | 0.8% | 12 | Sandra Elkasević |
| Table tennis | £281,032£281k | 0.3% | 19 | Tomislav Pucar |
| Handball | £205,556£206k | 0.2% | 2 | RK Zagreb |
| Pool | £130,067£130k | 0.1% | 13 | Ivica Putnik |
| Chess | £61,278£61k | 0.1% | 5 | Ivan Šarić |
| 3x3 basketball | £12,030£12k | 0.0% | 1 | Samobor |
| Gymnastics | £9,292£9k | 0.0% | 11 | Aurel Benovic |
| Badminton | £1,053£1k | 0.0% | 2 | Aria Dinata |
| Snowboarding | £483£483 | 0.0% | 1 | Lea Jugovac |
| Snooker | £391£391 | 0.0% | 1 | Sanjin Kusan |
| Show jumping | £346£346 | 0.0% | 2 | Kim Vukadin |
The split between sports
Tennis is Croatia's biggest earner at 96.6% of the total. We hold nobody from Croatia in golf, biathlon, surfing, squash, bowling, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, CrossFit, swimming, trail running, motorsport, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.
The nations either side of Croatia
Croatia is 22nd of 168 on total prize money
| # | NATION | PRIZE MONEY | EARNERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Sweden | £255,267,212£255.3m | 503 |
| 11 | South Korea | £219,895,727£219.9m | 401 |
| 12 | Italy | £217,798,638£217.8m | 702 |
| 13 | Argentina | £204,474,578£204.5m | 129 |
| 14 | Northern Ireland | £204,091,898£204.1m | 17 |
| 15 | Serbia | £192,341,463£192.3m | 70 |
| 16 | Switzerland | £175,242,501£175.2m | 495 |
| 17 | Russia | £171,438,092£171.4m | 274 |
| 18 | Great Britain | £132,729,494£132.7m | 1,024 |
| 19 | Chile | £129,169,944£129.2m | 46 |
| 20 | Austria | £128,425,687£128.4m | 358 |
| 21 | Norway | £119,256,606£119.3m | 432 |
| 22 | Croatia | £95,781,973£95.8m | 93 |
| 23 | Czechia | £93,824,901£93.8m | 238 |
| 24 | China | £80,084,813£80.1m | 967 |
| 25 | Mexico | £79,918,824£79.9m | 100 |
| 26 | Ireland | £77,644,567£77.6m | 250 |
| 27 | Scotland | £75,977,257£76.0m | 94 |
| 28 | Netherlands | £74,805,657£74.8m | 1,143 |
| 29 | Brazil | £69,364,403£69.4m | 236 |
| 30 | India | £66,204,277£66.2m | 587 |
| 31 | Belgium | £59,672,697£59.7m | 329 |
| 32 | Slovakia | £58,690,691£58.7m | 76 |
| 33 | Fiji | £56,400,033£56.4m | 7 |
| 34 | Colombia | £54,307,165£54.3m | 79 |
Croatia against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Croatia won?
£95,781,973 across 93 people in 13 sports. That ranks Croatia 22nd of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.
Who is Croatia's highest earning sportsperson?
Marin Cilic, with £25,158,989 in tennis prize money: 26.3% of everything Croatia has won. Next is Goran Ivanisevic on £14,945,870.
Which sport has earned Croatia the most prize money?
Tennis, at £92,509,885 across 15 players, ahead of alpine skiing on £1,769,370.
Which nation is just above Croatia?
Norway, 21st on £119,256,606. Czechia is 23rd, just below, on £93,824,901.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Croatia's tennis money has its own page: Croatia in tennis.Croatia's alpine skiing money has its own page: Croatia in alpine skiing.Croatia's athletics money has its own page: Croatia in athletics.Croatia's table tennis money has its own page: Croatia in table tennis.Croatia's handball money has its own page: Croatia in handball.Croatia's pool money has its own page: Croatia in pool.Croatia's chess money has its own page: Croatia in chess.Croatia's gymnastics money has its own page: Croatia in gymnastics.Croatia's show jumping money has its own page: Croatia in show jumping. One place up is Norway. One place down is Czechia. Croatia's football team was paid £8,760,683 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.