This paper is a comparative analysis of trade strategies of Croatia and Slovenia which was realized using a variety of indicators. The Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia are suitable countries for comparison because they have the same geographical position and they share the same recent past as the former members of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Also, today they are independent and sovereign members of the European Union. The indicators according to which the analysis was conducted were divided into two groups: economic indicators and trade-related indicators. The analysis of economic indicators was used to get a perspective of the national economy and its level of development. On the other hand, the analysis of international trade indicators makes a judgment on the success of the foreign trade policy of the observed countries. At the same time, the indicators are compared between the mentioned countries, thus creating similarities and differences between trade strategies. In addition, it is important to note that the observation period of the indicators ranges from 2009 to 2019. 2020 was not taken into account due to the newly emerging corona crisis during which there are extreme deviations that are not suitable for an objective analysis of economies and their international strategies.