To Market, To Market: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia-Herzegovina competes aggressively with other Balkan countries to attract foreign investment.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country Report 2017 - Includes Bosnia and Herzegovina real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Bosnia and Herzegovina economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of the country best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 6.8 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
USD 19.9 billion (2018, estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Intl$ 47.3 billion (2018, estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| 6% | 5.6% | -0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | -0.7% | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | ||
| 1.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3% | 3.1% |
*Estimate
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
| N/A | N/A | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
*Estimate
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 6%
- industry: 23.6%
- services: 55.6%
(2018 estimate)
Inflation
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| -1% | -1.6% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.1% |
*Estimate
Unemployment rate
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 27.7% | 25.4% |
20.5% |
18.4% | 18% |
*Estimate
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 45.5% | 44.1% | 39.2% | 34.3% | 33.3% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| -0.2% | 0.3% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
*Estimate
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: B
Moody's: B3
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-4.1 % (2018 estimate)
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
41.4% (2018)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.04% (2018)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.04% (2018)
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Import commodities
Machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs
Exports - major partners
Germany 14.7%, Croatia 11.8%, Italy 11.1%, Serbia 10%, Slovenia 9%, Austria 8.3% (2017)
Imports - major partners
Germany 11.6%, Italy 11.3%, Serbia 11.1%, Croatia 10.1%, China 6.5%, Slovenia 5%, Russia 4.7%, Turkey 4.2% (2017)
FDI inflows
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 319 million | USD 448 million | USD 468 million |
FDI outflows
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 35 million | USD 76 million | USD 18 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Best countries for doing business
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
90 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 184 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 173 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 74 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 96 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 67 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 88 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 141 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 27 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 93 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 37 out of 190 countries
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Global competitiveness ranking
92 out of 141 countries
(2019)
Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 83 / Score: 61.9 (Moderately free)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Languages
Bosnian (official) 52.9%, Serbian (official) 30.8%, Croatian (official) 14.6%, other 1.6%, no answer 0.2% (2013 est.)
Religions
Muslim 50.7%, Orthodox 30.7%, Roman Catholic 15.2%, atheist 0.8%, agnostic 0.3%, other 1.2%, undeclared/no answer 1.1% (2013 est.)
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020* |
| N/A | 3.77 million | 3.72 million | 3.54 million | 3.5 million |
*Estimate
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
| 19% | 35.5% | 42.4% | 48.2% |
Literacy
Total population: 98.5%
Male: 99.5%
Female: 97.5%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
% of population living on less than $3.10 a day
0.8% (last available estimate, 2011)
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
33 (last available estimate, 2011)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
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Freedom House rating
Partly Free
Political Rights: 4
Civil Liberties: 4 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed: 19.6%
Mobile: 104.1%
(2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)