U Hrvatskoj je prisutan trend kontinuiranog povećanja inozemnog duga. Problem inozemne zaduženosti kulminirao je za vrijeme globalne ekonomske krize kada je vrijednost inozemnog duga premašila vrijednost BDP-a. Cilj ovog rada bio je objasniti uzroke prevelike zaduženosti te ukazati na problem održivosti inozemnog duga zemlje. Uz to, analiziran je utjecaj determinanti ,koje uvelike utječu na održivost duga, na kretanje bruto inozemnog duga za vrijeme krize. Na temelju analize pokazatelja zaduženosti evidentno je da je Hrvatska za vrijeme krize ušla u skupinu visoko zaduženih zemalja s trendom pogoršanja pokazatelja, što dovodi u pitanje održivost inozemnog duga zemlje. Uz to, istraživanje je pokazalo da je najveći utjecaj na kretanje bruto inozemnog duga za vrijeme krize imala determinanta efektivni tečaj kune prema euru. Naime, u visokoeuriziranoj zemlji kao što je Hrvatska deprecijacija tečaja uvelike je utjecala na skuplju otplatu i povećanje ukupne vrijednosti duga.

There is a trend of continuous increase in external debt present in Croatia. The problem of external indebtedness culminated during the global economic crisis when the value of foreign debt exceeded the value of GDP. The aim of this study was to explain the causes of over-indebtedness and to point to the problem of external debt sustainability of the country. In addition, the impact of determinants was analized, which greatly affects thesustainability of the debt, the movement of the gross external debt during the crisis. Based on the analysis of indicators of indebtedness, it is evident that Croatia during the crisis entered the group of highly indebted countries with deterioration trend indicators, which leads to the question of sustainability of the external debt of the country. In addition, the research has shown that the greatest influence on the gross external debt during the crisis had a determinant of effective exchange rate against the euro. Specifically, in highly, euro-leaning country like Croatia, depreciation rate greatly influenced the more expensive repayment and enlargement of the total value of the debt.