The topic is the financing of rural development in the Republic of Croatia, and the aim of the thesis is to provide concrete and basic information on rural development of the Republic of Croatia and its financings. Agriculture is closely related to rural development of a country and the Republic of Croatia. Without agriculture many communities and states would not survive. Rural areas are areas where agriculture and forestry are most prevalent. It is important to constantly invest in rural development and improve rural areas. Rural development increases the competitiveness of the entire country and its economy. Rural development is best explained as increasing the sustainability of rural areas, or non-urban areas. Sustainability is a major focus of rural development. By joining the European Union, the Republic of Croatia achieved the ability of cofinancing rural development projects through European Union funds. The rural development program is approved by the European Commission, and the goal of the program is to increase the competitiveness of agriculture, processing industry, forestry, and increase the standards of rural areas. Rural areas in the Republic of Croatia were mostly used by family farms, as much as 76%. Financing of rural development is carried out through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. The rural development budget for the period 2021-2027 is 95.5 billion euros, and includes extraordinary funds in the amount of 8.1 billion euros related to mitigating the effects of the global pandemic COVID-19.