Bosnia and Herzegovina

Economy

• GDP

  : 32.6 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 10382 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 2.1 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 81.1 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 25814 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.37 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 6.1 % (2023)

• Unemployment

  : 11.0 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 28.2 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 41.0 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 54.1 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -4.3 B$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : -3.1 % (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 9.4 B$ (2024)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 2.2 % (2025)

• Poverty rate

  : 0.3 % (2021)

• Agriculture

  : 4.4 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 21.5 % (2025)

• Services

  : 57.7 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 10.7 % (2025)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.6 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 3.1 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : -0.8 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -6 994 (2025)

• Population density

  : 62.2 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 78.0 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.49 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 7.72 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 13.5 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 52.7 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 47.3 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 1.3 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 0.5 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 53.5 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 52.4 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 495.0 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 3.2 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 8.9 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 30.3 (2021)

• Internet users

  : 86.1 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 121.2 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 96.1 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 16 $ (2021)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 23.6 % (2021)

• PISA score — mathematics

  : 406.4 (2018)

• PISA score — reading literacy

  : 403.0 (2018)

• PISA score — science

  : 398.5 (2018)

• Primary school completion

  : 99.8 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 11.0 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 416.1 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 53.8 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 60.6 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : 6.3 % (2024)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 11 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 0.7 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 8 855 (1995)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 6.45 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 36.6 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 39.3 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 2 171 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 42.7 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 9.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 51.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 5.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 55.6 % (2025)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 36.4 % (2025)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from solar

  : 4.1 % (2025)

• Electricity from wind

  : 2.5 % (2025)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 7.77 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 24.6 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 25.2 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 3 791 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 35.8 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 2 188 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 79.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 69.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 6.90 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 6.00 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 17.2 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 41.3 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 20.6 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 10.3 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 37.1 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 64.0 (2023)

• Physicians

  : 2.58 (2019)

• Hospital beds

  : 2.35 (2019)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 10.8 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 35.3 % (2023)

• Fiscal balance

  : -1.5 % (2024)

• General government debt

  : 29.7 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : 1.5 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -0.51 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -0.64 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 1.22 (2023)

• Political stability

  : -0.50 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -0.32 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.35 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -0.40 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 1.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 24.4 % (2024)

• New business density

  : 1.64 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 58.5 % (2020)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 6.1 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 716.6 M$ (2025)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 69.4 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 20.3 % (2025)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 6.38 (2025)