2000 in Croatia

Decades:	1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s;
See also:	Other events of 2000; Timeline of Croatian history;

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Croatia.

Incumbents

President:
- until 2 February: Vlatko Pavletić (acting)
- 2 February-18 February: Zlatko Tomčić (acting)
- starting 19 February: Stjepan Mesić
Prime Minister: Zlatko Mateša (until 27 January), Ivica Račan (starting 27 January)

January 3 – The 2000 general election held, won by a centre-left coalition of Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) and Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS)
January 24 – First round of the 2000 presidential election held. Stjepan Mesić and Dražen Budiša win 41% and 28% of votes respectively, and enter the run-off.

February 7 – Presidential election run-off, won by Stjepan Mesić with 56% of the vote.
February 18 – Stjepan Mesić formally inaugurated as President of Croatia.

May 28 – Nova TV, the first national commercial television network, begins broadcast.

February 19 – Goran Karan won Dora 2000 to become Croatia's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Kad zaspu anđeli".