Tourism began to develop in the middle of 19thcentury. Croatia has found it's place in world's tourist demand and today is one of the most visited and most wanted tourist destinations on Mediterranean. Abound sin natural beauty: nature parks, national parks, monuments under protection. 1244 islands stretch along the Croatian coast. Croatia have something to offer on tourist market, but we should definitely continue to invest in the tourism sector, because there is competition in the Mediterranean ( Greece, Malta, Cyprus, Italy). To date, it has recorded continuous growth in all major indicators of tourism trends. Accommondation capacities are growing, especially private renters, the offer is expanding both on the Adriatic coast and in continental Croatia, Slavonia and Primorsko-goranska county. Various types of tourism are developing in Croatia. Pandemic COVID-19 has negatively affected every sector of the economy. In Croatia, the tourism sector is one of most affected sectors of the economy. The disadvantage of the Croatian economy isc ertainly the excessive dependence of GDP on tourism. The share of tourism in GDP is almoust 20 % .Countries that are so heavily dependent on tourism in their economy they will recover their economies at the latest and most difficult.