General profile: Bosnia and Herzegovina

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
3.271 Millions
1.654 BAM/US$
21 841 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 51 200 km²
2.00 %
3.85 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+40.0 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
2 400
4 803
5 098
8 614
Merchandise imports
7 070
9 223
8 986
13 029
Merchandise trade balance
-4 670
-4 420
-3 889
-4 416
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
0 %0 %70 %70 %11 %11 %9 %9 %5 %5 %6 %6 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
1 1601 1591 1179368451 1601 1591 117936845
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
989
1 702
1 680
2 250
Services imports
436
541
574
693
Services trade balance
553
1 161
1 106
1 557
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
11.2
16.5
20.6
24.1
Travel
52.4
34.6
44.8
41.8
Other services
36.4
19.4
14.0
18.2
TRADE INDICES
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13811612313212510910010298879792819488765948393232331121031021021011001009696979999989899100979797979596
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.8 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
11 223
17 176
16 212
21 841
GDP per capita, current US$
2 741
4 507
4 600
6 677
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.90
0.87
3.09
3.85
Current account balance, % of GDP
-16.43
-6.00
-5.10
-2.22
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.573
1.477
1.763
1.654
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
75.420.823.234.348.975.420.823.234.348.9
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.2 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
351.19
406.09
361.14
519.07
FDI outflows
0.45
45.63
72.68
37.67
Personal remittances, % of GDP
18.16
10.61
11.11
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 811.42 261.22 262.92 016.91 846.01 801.12 107.11 958.01 845.71 958.21 822.32 127.02 717.72 686.52 148.92 037.72 053.21 738.11 495.71 500.01 581.05193953425814923503615502763954974062501 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
2021
Balance, % of GDP
-38.72
-21.53
-18.30
-12.83
Balance, % of imports
-55.08
-42.07
-34.03
-22.07
Normalized balance
-0.380
-0.266
-0.205
-0.124
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
1038496100988989918888888174878498102
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 49%Urban 49%Rural 51%Rural 51%
OTHER INDICATORS
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Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
..
..
..
..
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
..
..
..
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.28
0.15
0.26
0.16
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.17
2.89
3.02
2.69
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
(p) 3.12
..
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).
p
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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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: 20 October 2022