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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Europe & Central Asia · Upper middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 10.8%
Current prices2025
33USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 11.2%
Current prices2025
9,568USD
Real GDP growth▼ 1.2 pp
Annual change2025
2.0%
Inflation▲ 2.3 pp
Average consumer prices2025
4.0%
Unemployment■ 0.0 pp
Rate2025
12.6%
Government debt▲ 0.5 pp
General government, gross2025
29.9% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.3 pp
Balance2025
-3.2% of GDP
Population▼ 0.3%
Total2025
3.45million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-3.00.062.21995: 20.7%1996: 62.2%1997: 22.9%1998: 13.8%1999: 10.7%2000: 4.4%2001: 7.5%2002: 5.0%2003: 3.9%2004: 6.3%2005: 3.9%2006: 5.4%2007: 5.9%2008: 5.4%2009: -3.0%2010: 0.9%2011: 1.0%2012: -0.8%2013: 2.3%2014: 1.2%2015: 4.3%2016: 3.2%2017: 3.2%2018: 3.8%2019: 2.9%2020: -3.0%2021: 7.4%2022: 4.2%2023: 2.0%2024: 3.2%2025: 2.0%2026: 2.2% (IMF projection)2027: 2.7% (IMF projection)2028: 3.0% (IMF projection)2029: 3.0% (IMF projection)2030: 3.0% (IMF projection)2031: 3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-11.70.014.01995: 12.9%1996: -11.7%1997: 5.7%1998: -0.3%1999: 2.8%2000: 5.0%2001: 3.2%2002: 0.3%2003: 0.5%2004: 0.3%2005: 3.6%2006: 6.1%2007: 1.5%2008: 7.4%2009: -0.4%2010: 2.1%2011: 4.0%2012: 2.1%2013: -0.1%2014: -0.9%2015: -1.0%2016: -1.6%2017: 0.8%2018: 1.4%2019: 0.6%2020: -1.0%2021: 2.0%2022: 14.0%2023: 6.1%2024: 1.7%2025: 4.0%2026: 4.5% (IMF projection)2027: 2.9% (IMF projection)2028: 2.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %7.44.22.03.22.02.22.73.03.03.0
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.014.06.11.74.04.52.92.02.02.0
Unemployment rate %17.415.413.212.612.612.612.612.612.612.6
GDP, current prices USD bn24252830333739414345
GDP per capita, current prices USD6,8057,0787,9698,6079,56810,70111,35811,96112,63913,343
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD17,28719,34420,51221,75622,88724,12325,39226,66128,03929,506
General government gross debt % of GDP35.831.229.029.429.930.832.534.837.139.4
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-0.20.1-1.7-2.0-2.4-4.0-4.3-4.5-4.6-4.6
Current account balance % of GDP-1.8-4.4-2.1-3.5-3.2-4.6-4.4-4.3-4.2-4.0
Population million3.483.473.463.463.453.443.433.423.413.39

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.047.12000: 35%2001: 35%2002: 31%2003: 28%2004: 25%2005: 25%2006: 21%2007: 18%2008: 30%2009: 36%2010: 42%2011: 41%2012: 44%2013: 44%2014: 47%2015: 46%2016: 45%2017: 39%2018: 35%2019: 33%2020: 37%2021: 36%2022: 31%2023: 29%2024: 29%2025: 30%2026: 31% (IMF projection)2027: 33% (IMF projection)2028: 35% (IMF projection)2029: 37% (IMF projection)2030: 39% (IMF projection)2031: 42% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-19.20.02000: -7.1%2001: -12.8%2002: -17.7%2003: -19.2%2004: -16.1%2005: -16.4%2006: -7.8%2007: -9.2%2008: -13.8%2009: -6.4%2010: -6.0%2011: -9.5%2012: -8.6%2013: -5.3%2014: -7.3%2015: -5.0%2016: -4.7%2017: -4.8%2018: -3.2%2019: -2.6%2020: -2.8%2021: -1.8%2022: -4.4%2023: -2.1%2024: -3.5%2025: -3.2%2026: -4.6% (IMF projection)2027: -4.4% (IMF projection)2028: -4.3% (IMF projection)2029: -4.2% (IMF projection)2030: -4.0% (IMF projection)2031: -4.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199520.725.711.453.6
20058.321.49.954.6
20156.021.711.154.9
20254.421.512.057.7

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method9,940USD2025+93.4%
GNI, Atlas method31USD bn2025+72.7%
Exports of goods and services41.0% of GDP2025+5.9 pp
Imports of goods and services54.1% of GDP2025+0.9 pp
Life expectancy at birth78.0years2024+1.2%
Urban population52.7% of total2025+5.1 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)