Hungary as a newer member of the EU is experiencing an intensive economic growth. It is a member of numerous international organizations and its economy is characterised by a high employment rate, while the most workers work in the service sector. Its GDP mostly grew in the observed periods, even though it decreased during the recession. However, due to the growth of private and public consumption and investments, and an increase of exports, a more stable domain of continuous growth followed. Even though the rate of GDP growth increased over the years, the highest rate of growth was registered in 2005. The Government of Hungary implemented many measures of economic policy and improved the state of the country, which lead to a reduction of external debt and introduction of a more stable tax system for the population as well as the companies which employ most of the population. Hungary has a balanced foreign trade in goods, i.e. its import and export of goods are roughly the same. Its main imports are machines, equipment, fuels and electricity. One of its most important import partners is Germany. Hungary mostly exports machines and transport equipment, consumer goods, agricultural products, chemicals, clothes, textile, iron, steel and wine. Countries to which Hungary exports the most are Germany, Romania, Austria, Slovakia and Italy. Foreign trade in goods of great importance is between Hungary and Croatia; Hungary exports to Croatia more products than it imports from Croatia. Many Croatian companies are present in Hungary, and many Hungarian companies also do business in Croatia.