European Directorate-General

Commission for Trade

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Main Indicators
Indicator Source IMF (World Economic Outlook) unit 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Population Millions of inhabitants 4 3 3 3 3
GDP Billions of euros 16 17 18 17 19
GDP per capita Euros 4,568 4,889 5,169 5,009 5,445
Real GDP growth % 3.2 3.7 2.8 -3.1 5.8
Inflation rate % 0.8 1.4 0.6 -1.1 2.0
Current account balance % of GDP -4.8 -3.3 -2.8 -3.8 -2.4

Trade in goods
Source IMF Source Eurostat
Bosnia-Herzegovina with World EU27 with Bosnia-Herzegovina

Source Eurostat
EU27 Merchandise trade with Bosnia-Herzegovina by product (2021) - SITC (UN) & AMA/NAMA (WTO)

Trade in services
Bosnia-Herzegovina with World Source World Trade Organization EU27 with Bosnia-Herzegovina Source Eurostat

Foreign Direct Investment

EU27 FDI Flows with Bosnia-Herzegovina Source Eurostat EU27 FDI Stocks with Bosnia-Herzegovina Source Eurostat

02-08-2022 Units R4 / A3
 Bosnia-Herzegovina Merchandise trade with World
indicator unit 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Annual average growth
imports Billions of euros 9.2 9.8 10.0 8.6 11.0 4.6
exports Billions of euros 5.6 6.1 5.9 5.4 7.2 6.6
balance Billions of euros -3.6 -3.8 -4.2 -3.3 -3.8

EU27 Merchandise trade with Bosnia-Herzegovina

indicator unit 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Annual average growth
imports Billions of euros 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.1 5.8 8.4
exports Billions of euros 5.9 6.1 6.3 5.5 6.8 3.8
balance Billions of euros 1.7 1.4 1.9 1.5 1.0

EU27 Merchandise trade with Bosnia-Herzegovina by product - SITC (UN, WTO/ITS) & AMA/NAMA (WTO) breakdowns
indicator unit 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Annual average growth
Agricultural Products (AMA/WTO)
imports Millions of euros 202 207 180 171 225 2.8
exports Millions of euros 826 851 876 830 960 3.8
balance Millions of euros 624 644 696 659 734

Non-Agricultural Products (NAMA/WTO)

imports Millions of euros 4,029 4,471 4,199 3,889 5,613 8.6
exports Millions of euros 5,064 5,210 5,437 4,707 5,882 3.8
balance Millions of euros 1,035 738 1,238 818 269

Food and raw materials

imports Millions of euros 421 426 368 342 454 1.9
exports Millions of euros 897 925 959 905 1,049 4.0
balance Millions of euros 475 499 591 562 595

Fuels and mining

imports Millions of euros 708 845 596 463 1,317 16.8
exports Millions of euros 841 827 986 701 1,067 6.1
balance Millions of euros 133 -18 390 238 -250

Chemicals
imports Millions of euros 303 312 311 282 371 5.2
exports Millions of euros 819 845 854 853 993 4.9
balance Millions of euros 516 534 543 571 622

Machinery and transport equipment

imports Millions of euros 737 829 891 868 1,113 10.9
exports Millions of euros 1,396 1,427 1,541 1,296 1,547 2.6
balance Millions of euros 659 598 650 428 433

Textiles and clothing

imports Millions of euros 265 291 291 276 297 2.8
exports Millions of euros 362 375 357 323 396 2.2
balance Millions of euros 97 84 65 47 100

Others
imports Millions of euros 1,797 1,976 1,922 1,830 2,287 6.2
exports Millions of euros 1,576 1,661 1,616 1,460 1,791 3.2
balance Millions of euros -221 -315 -305 -370 -496

Bosnia-Herzegovina Trade in services with World

indicator unit 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Annual average growth
imports Billions of euros 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6 -0.4
exports Billions of euros 1.8 2.0 2.1 1.2 1.9 1.5
balance Billions of euros 1.2 1.3 1.4 0.8 1.3

EU27 Trade in services with Bosnia-Herzegovina

indicator unit 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Annual average growth
imports Billions of euros 1.0 1.1 1.3 0.8
exports Billions of euros 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8
balance Billions of euros 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 -0.0

EU27 Foreign direct investment with Bosnia-Herzegovina

indicator unit 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Annual average growth
stocks: inward Billions of euros 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 56.6
stocks: outward Billions of euros 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 2.4
stocks: balance Billions of euros 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.6
flows: in Billions of euros 0.0 0.1 0.1 -9.5
flows: out Billions of euros 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 -13.6
flows: balance Billions of euros 0.2 0.2 0.0 9.7