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General profile: Bosnia and Herzegovina

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
3.164 Millions
1.808 BAM/US$
28 714 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 51 200 km²
..
2.50 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-3.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
2 400
4 803
5 098
8 890
Merchandise imports
7 070
9 223
8 986
15 847
Merchandise trade balance
-4 670
-4 420
-3 889
-6 957
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
0 %0 %75 %75 %6 %6 %8 %8 %4 %4 %7 %7 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
1 4011 2421 0219078681 4011 2421 021907868
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
989
1 701
1 680
3 736
Services imports
436
541
574
1 299
Services trade balance
553
1 161
1 107
2 437
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
11.2
16.5
20.6
17.5
Travel
52.4
34.6
44.8
52.3
Other services
36.4
19.4
14.0
18.0
TRADE INDICES
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1361411391421191241311231061001019788979079908372106107108105104102102101101100969698100101100100100102
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.5 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
11 223
17 176
16 404
28 714
GDP per capita, current US$
2 740
4 506
4 662
9 074
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.90
0.87
4.31
2.50
Current account balance, % of GDP
-16.43
-6.00
-5.04
-4.09
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.573
1.477
1.763
1.808
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
62.517.525.643.756.062.517.525.643.756.0
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.2 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
351.19
406.09
361.14
1 113.38
FDI outflows
0.45
45.63
72.68
65.86
Personal remittances, % of GDP
18.16
10.61
10.98
10.88
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
3 124.32 823.62 581.32 477.91 931.02 332.62 262.92 016.91 846.01 801.12 107.11 958.01 845.71 958.21 822.32 127.02 717.72 686.42 148.92 037.72 053.21 738.11 495.71 500.01 581.01 1131 0488167164804585814923503615502763954974062501 0021 819555351511381265119146FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
-38.72
-21.53
-18.08
-14.21
Balance, % of imports
-55.08
-42.07
-34.02
-25.20
Normalized balance
-0.380
-0.266
-0.205
-0.144
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
9910011096839498978888918888888174878498102
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 51%Urban 51%Rural 49%Rural 49%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
..
..
..
0
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.27
0.15
0.25
0.33
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.17
2.88
2.96
2.63
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025