Country

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Outside the European Union · world profile (World Bank data)

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Over time

6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 2010-2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina EU average

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,660 EU average: 25,090 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,790 EU average: 25,880 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,790 EU average: 25,980 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,880 EU average: 26,260 2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,970 EU average: 26,860 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,200 EU average: 27,810 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,410 EU average: 28,510 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,640 EU average: 29,680 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4,960 EU average: 30,680 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5,240 EU average: 31,740 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5,110 EU average: 30,560 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5,800 EU average: 33,330 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6,790 EU average: 36,180 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 7,460 EU average: 38,450 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 8,050 EU average: 40,110 2010 2016 2019 2024

Real GDP growth

% · 2001-2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina EU average

-10 -5 0 5 10 2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.4 EU average: 2.1 2002 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5 EU average: 1 2003 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.9 EU average: 0.9 2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6.3 EU average: 2.5 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.9 EU average: 1.9 2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.4 EU average: 3.5 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.9 EU average: 3.1 2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.4 EU average: 0.6 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina: -3 EU average: -4.3 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.9 EU average: 2.1 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1 EU average: 1.9 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina: -0.8 EU average: -0.8 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.3 EU average: 0 2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.2 EU average: 1.6 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.3 EU average: 2.4 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.2 EU average: 1.9 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.2 EU average: 2.8 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.8 EU average: 2.1 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.9 EU average: 1.9 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina: -3 EU average: -5.5 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 7.4 EU average: 6.4 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.2 EU average: 3.6 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2 EU average: 0.4 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.2 EU average: 1.3 2025 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.1 EU average: 1.4 2001 2009 2013 2017 2025

Electricity price for households

€/kWh · 2010S1-2025S2

Bosnia and Herzegovina EU average

0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 2010S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.07 EU average: 0.17 2010S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.07 EU average: 0.18 2011S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.07 EU average: 0.19 2011S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.08 EU average: 0.19 2012S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.08 EU average: 0.19 2012S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.08 EU average: 0.2 2013S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.08 EU average: 0.2 2013S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.08 EU average: 0.21 2014S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.08 EU average: 0.21 2014S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.08 EU average: 0.21 2015S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.08 EU average: 0.21 2015S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.08 EU average: 0.21 2016S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.08 EU average: 0.21 2016S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.08 EU average: 0.21 2017S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.21 2017S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.21 2018S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.21 2018S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.22 2019S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.22 2019S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.22 2020S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.21 2020S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.22 2021S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.22 2021S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.24 2022S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.25 2022S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.28 2023S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.29 2023S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.08 EU average: 0.28 2024S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.29 2024S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.29 2025S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.09 EU average: 0.29 2025S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.1 EU average: 0.29 2010S1 2015S1 2017S2 2020S1 2025S2

Gas price for households

€/kWh · 2010S1-2025S2

Bosnia and Herzegovina EU average

0.03 0.05 0.08 0.10 0.13 2010S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.04 EU average: 0.06 2010S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.04 EU average: 0.06 2011S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.05 EU average: 0.06 2011S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.05 EU average: 0.07 2012S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.06 EU average: 0.07 2012S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.06 EU average: 0.07 2013S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.06 EU average: 0.07 2013S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.05 EU average: 0.07 2014S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.05 EU average: 0.07 2014S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.05 EU average: 0.07 2015S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.05 EU average: 0.07 2015S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.05 EU average: 0.07 2016S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.04 EU average: 0.06 2016S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.03 EU average: 0.07 2017S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.03 EU average: 0.06 2017S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.03 EU average: 0.07 2018S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.03 EU average: 0.06 2018S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.03 EU average: 0.07 2019S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.03 EU average: 0.07 2019S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.03 EU average: 0.07 2020S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.04 EU average: 0.06 2020S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.03 EU average: 0.07 2021S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.03 EU average: 0.06 2021S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.04 EU average: 0.08 2022S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.04 EU average: 0.08 2022S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.07 EU average: 0.11 2023S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.06 EU average: 0.12 2023S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.05 EU average: 0.11 2024S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.05 EU average: 0.11 2024S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.05 EU average: 0.12 2025S1 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.05 EU average: 0.11 2025S2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.05 EU average: 0.12 2010S1 2015S1 2017S2 2020S1 2025S2

Price level of household consumption

2005-2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina EU average

40 60 80 100 120 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 47.6 EU average: 100 2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 49.1 EU average: 100 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 50.1 EU average: 100 2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 52.6 EU average: 100 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 52.3 EU average: 100 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51.7 EU average: 100 2011 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51.6 EU average: 100 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 50.8 EU average: 100 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 50.5 EU average: 100 2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 50.4 EU average: 100 2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 50 EU average: 100 2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 49.5 EU average: 100 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 50.7 EU average: 100 2018 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51.2 EU average: 100 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51.4 EU average: 100 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 52.2 EU average: 100 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 52.6 EU average: 100 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 54.6 EU average: 100 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 55 EU average: 100 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 59.7 EU average: 100 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Infant mortality

‰ · 1960-2012

Bosnia and Herzegovina EU average

0 25 50 75 100 125 1960 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 107 EU average: 0 1961 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 98.7 EU average: 38.2 1962 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 93.7 EU average: 36.4 1963 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 93.9 EU average: 34.3 1964 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 86.3 EU average: 31.9 1965 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 83.7 EU average: 30 1966 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 73.9 EU average: 29.2 1967 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 72.3 EU average: 28.7 1968 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 68.8 EU average: 29.2 1969 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 66.1 EU average: 28 1970 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 69.1 EU average: 26.5 1971 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 54.7 EU average: 24.4 1972 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 48.7 EU average: 23 1973 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 51 EU average: 22.7 1974 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 42.7 EU average: 20.9 1975 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 42.6 EU average: 21 1976 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 38.6 EU average: 19.4 1977 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 35.1 EU average: 18.3 1978 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 35 EU average: 17.9 1979 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 32 EU average: 16.9 1980 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 31.5 EU average: 16.1 1981 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30.1 EU average: 15.4 1982 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 25.6 EU average: 14.7 1983 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 26.2 EU average: 14 1984 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 24.7 EU average: 13.4 1985 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 25.1 EU average: 13.1 1986 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20.8 EU average: 12.3 1987 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20.3 EU average: 12.4 1988 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 18.8 EU average: 11.4 1989 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 18.4 EU average: 11.1 1990 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 15.3 EU average: 10.7 1991 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 16.4 EU average: 10.2 1996 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 14.4 EU average: 7.4 1997 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 12.5 EU average: 6.9 1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 11 EU average: 6.6 1999 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 10.1 EU average: 6.2 2000 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 9.7 EU average: 6 2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 7.6 EU average: 5.8 2002 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 9.2 EU average: 5.5 2003 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 7.7 EU average: 5.2 2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 7.4 EU average: 5.1 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6.7 EU average: 4.8 2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 7.5 EU average: 4.6 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6.8 EU average: 4.4 2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6.9 EU average: 4.2 2009 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6.5 EU average: 4.2 2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6.4 EU average: 4 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.4 EU average: 3.8 1960 1974 1981 1988 1999 2012

Economy

6 indicators
GDP per capita
8,050 €/inh.
+590 vs 2023
EU average 40,110 €/inh.
2024 · country ranking
GDP growth
2.1 %
−1.1 vs 2024
EU average 1.4 %
2025 · country ranking
R&D
0.19 % of GDP
−0.01 vs 2020
EU average 2.24 % of GDP
2021 · country ranking
Electricity price
0.0966 €/kWh
+0.0032 vs 2025S1
EU average 0.2896 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Gas price
0.0502 €/kWh
−0.0002 vs 2025S1
EU average 0.1228 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Price level
59.7
+4.7 vs 2023
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking

Labour

5 indicators
Employment
59.5 %
+1.3 vs 2024
EU average 76.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unemployment
12.2 %
−0.4 vs 2024
EU average 6.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Long-term unemployment
9.1 %
+0.1 vs 2024
EU average 1.9 %
2025 · country ranking
NEET rate
20.0 %
−0.1 vs 2024
EU average 11.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Working hours
41.2 h
−0.5 vs 2024
EU average 37.3 h
2025 · country ranking

Population

2 indicators
Infant mortality
5.4 ‰
−1.0 vs 2010
EU average 3.8 ‰
2012 · country ranking
Population
3.4 mn
2026 · country ranking

Environment

6 indicators
Energy imports
27.8 %
+3.0 vs 2023
EU average 57.3 %
2024 · country ranking
Municipal waste
329 kg
−17 vs 2023
EU average 517 kg
2024 · country ranking
Renewable electricity
52.7 %
+1.1 vs 2023
EU average 47.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Air pollution deaths
139 per 100k
−36 vs 2022
EU average 41 per 100k
2023 · country ranking
Renewables
38.5 %
−1.5 vs 2023
EU average 25.2 %
2024 · country ranking
Recycling
1.1 %
+0.1 vs 2023
EU average 48.1 %
2024 · country ranking

Society

8 indicators
Health spending
9.0 %
+0.1 vs 2023
2024 · country ranking
Tertiary educated
18.4 %
+0.9 vs 2024
EU average 36.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Adult learning
1.8 %
+0.2 vs 2024
EU average 13.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Internet use
90.1 %
+4.0 vs 2024
EU average 93.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Passenger cars
336 per 1,000
+15 vs 2024
EU average 584 per 1,000
2025 · country ranking
Early leavers
3.0 %
−0.8 vs 2024
EU average 9.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Burglaries
341 per 100k
−40 vs 2011
2012 · country ranking
Digital skills
36.3 %
+6.2 vs 2023
EU average 60.4 %
2025 · country ranking

Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.