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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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In brief

Unemployment: 11% (2025). World rank 154 of 186 (1 = best); in Europe, 38 of 40. Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 28.2% (2025). World rank 163 of 186 (1 = best); in Europe, 39 of 40. Remittances received, share of GDP: 10.7% (2025). World rank 25 of 178; in Europe, 2 of 43. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $16.4B → $32.6B, GDP per person $4,662 → $10,382, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $11,845 → $25,814. Worse than all its neighbours (Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia): GDP per person, GDP per person at purchasing power parity, gross national income per person, and youth unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP
$32.6B 2025
GDP per person
$10,382 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity
$25,814 2025
GDP growth per year
+2.1% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank)
Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person
$9,940 2025
Inflation
+4% 2025
Price level, USA = 100
40 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP
4.4% 2025
Industry, share of GDP
21.5% 2025
Services, share of GDP
57.7% 2025
Unemployment
11% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
28.2% 2025
Women in work or seeking work
39.2% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP
41% 2025
Imports, share of GDP
54.1% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP
-4.1% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
+2.6% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP
10.7% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP
20.2% 2024
Currency
Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark (BAM)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality)
30.3 2021
Living on under $3 a day
0.3% 2021