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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Bosnia and Herzegovina is placed 61st of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 21,178 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 42.95 (2025).
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61st
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 21,178GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 42.95Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 0.662Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 77.46Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Bosnia and Herzegovina on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
21,178
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 21,178. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Southern Europe
- 67,993 Andorra
- Land neighbours
- Croatia 44,172 · Montenegro 28,895 · Serbia 27,603
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Bosnia and Herzegovina’s is from 2023 · CC BY 4.0
42.95
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 42.95. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Southern Europe
- 73.44 Italy
- Land neighbours
- Croatia 39.15 · Montenegro 43.18 · Serbia 47.08
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
0.662
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 45th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.662. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Southern Europe
- 1.277 Slovenia
- Land neighbours
- Croatia 0.823 · Serbia 0.763
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
77.46
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 77.46. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Southern Europe
- 98.75 Slovenia
- Land neighbours
- Croatia 92.64 · Montenegro 75.41 · Serbia 83.25
02Over time
Which way Bosnia and Herzegovina is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld median
Bosnia and Herzegovina rose from 7,831 in 2000 to 21,178 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Bosnia and Herzegovina World median 2025 21,178 17,265 2024 20,578 18,108 2023 19,805 17,686 2022 19,298 16,933 2021 18,287 16,260 2020 16,747 15,631 2019 17,029 16,761 2018 16,349 16,349 2017 15,555 16,129 2016 14,874 15,512 2015 14,220 14,857 2014 13,459 14,475 2013 13,136 14,681 2012 12,627 14,631 2011 12,488 13,916 2010 12,143 14,101 2009 11,827 13,655 2008 11,984 14,030 2007 11,179 13,755 2006 10,430 12,983 2005 9,814 12,023 2004 9,345 11,608 2003 8,710 11,183 2002 8,367 11,144 2001 7,983 10,907 2000 7,831 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld median
Bosnia and Herzegovina rose from 0.356 in 2000 to 0.662 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Bosnia and Herzegovina World median 2024 0.662 0.1310 2023 0.580 0.0710 2022 0.584 0.0580 2021 0.571 0.0010 2020 0.532 0.0470 2019 0.568 0.0300 2018 0.512 -0.0150 2017 0.432 0.0080 2016 0.434 -0.0660 2015 0.360 -0.0600 2014 0.415 -0.0190 2013 0.404 0.0140 2012 0.451 0.0060 2011 0.308 -0.0140 2010 0.342 -0.0020 2009 0.393 0.0990 2008 0.442 0.0700 2007 0.440 -0.0080 2006 0.389 0.0740 2005 0.416 0.0510 2004 0.593 0.0505 2003 0.378 0.0450 2002 0.337 0.0100 2001 0.328 0.0470 2000 0.356 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld median
Bosnia and Herzegovina rose from 56.21 in 2011 to 77.46 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Bosnia and Herzegovina World median 2024 77 73 2021 79 74 2017 59 59 2014 53 52 2011 56 37
03In context
Bosnia and Herzegovina beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia | 35th | 44,172 | 39.15 | 0.823 | 92.64 |
 Serbia | 42nd | 27,603 | 47.08 | 0.763 | 83.25 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61st | 21,178 | 42.95 | 0.662 | 77.46 |
 Montenegro | 62nd | 28,895 | 43.18 | — | 75.41 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Bosnia and Herzegovina in the topic’s list.
Costa Rica=57th
Mexico59th
Kosovo60th- Bosnia and Herzegovina61st
- Montenegro62nd
Panama63rd
Türkiye64th
04Context, no vote
Where Bosnia and Herzegovina is ahead of the world, and behind
57 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median16
Statistics on which Bosnia and Herzegovina does better than the middle country measured.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.428.4110.4No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 28.41 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23128.06106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 128.06 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 28th of 195 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47412.557.474▲ Improved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 12.55 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 33rd of 118 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8127.4941.81No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 27.49 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 131st of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3956.7552.39No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 56.75 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 169 · derived.
Business Ready: Operational EfficiencyWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 65.8270.0565.82No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 70.05 · world median 65.82 · Operational efficiency score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 40.36 to 87.33; higher is better.
Position 17th of 50 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27321,13614,273▲ Improved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 21,136 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 35th of 102 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08113.39106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 113.39 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 67th of 195 · derived.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.9310.8412.93▲ Improved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 10.84 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 64th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,6362,2701,636▲ Improved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2,270 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 75 · derived.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.932.9▲ Improved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 61st of 139 by World Bank Group.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4511.3621.451▲ Improved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.362 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 60th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Business Ready: Regulatory FrameworkWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 66.867.4466.8No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 67.44 · world median 66.8 · Regulatory framework score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 46.21 to 78.34; higher is better.
Position 24th of 50 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80013,49012,800No real change since 2017
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 13,490 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 82nd of 173 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.5060.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.506 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 81st of 170 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95705.16701.95No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 705.16 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 145 · derived.
Behind the world median16
Statistics on which Bosnia and Herzegovina does worse than the middle country measured.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48640,66146,486▲ Improved since 2010
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 40,661 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 78th of 150 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89012,14312,890▲ Improved since 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 12,143 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 88th of 166 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6746.346.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 46.3 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 104th of 195 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.528.427.5No real change since 2010
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 28.4 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.862.963.8No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 62.9 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 52nd of 99 by World Energy Council.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1935.6740.19No real change since 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 35.67 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 114th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.404-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: -0.404 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 129th of 209 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1871.6452.187No real change since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.645 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9449.1643.94▲ Improved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 49.16 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 42nd of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4214.9425.42▲ Improved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 14.94 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 112th of 170 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5223.4328.52▼ Worsened since 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 23.43 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 92nd of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.330.975▲ Improved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.33 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 81st of 119 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3962.1293.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.129 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 131st of 186 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.1890.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.189 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 66th of 84 · derived.
Business Ready: Public ServicesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 50.1337.8150.13No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 37.81 · world median 50.13 · Public services score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 18.35 to 73.31; higher is better.
Position 40th of 50 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.0683.81107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 83.81 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 185th of 194 · derived.
No better end25
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2353.5321.235Moved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.532 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.2250.905-0.225Moved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.905 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9328.7422.93Moved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 28.74 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 29th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2120.3116.21Moved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 20.31 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 34th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0469.3562.04Moved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 69.35 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 42nd of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7254.1241.72No real change since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 54.12 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 47th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6895.1279.68Moved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 95.12 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 51st of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95850.11657.95Moved since 2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 850.11 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23106.75103.23Moved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 106.75 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.344136.34Moved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 41 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 59th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60211.689.602Moved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 11.68 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2403,1042,240Moved since 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,104 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.664.043.66Moved since 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.04 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2612.0311.26No real change since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 12.03 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 63rd of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9681.9721.968Moved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.972 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0621.4122.06Moved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 21.41 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 78th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3063.0143.306Moved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.014 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.4770.523Moved since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.477 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.8131.708Moved since 2011
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.813 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 118th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5724.3566.572Moved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 4.356 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 95th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6521.5424.65Moved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 21.54 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 105th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.1711.366.171Moved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.36 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1727.2767.17Moved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 27.27 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 241024No real change since 2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 10 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.0860.306No real change since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.086 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
No current reading for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Adjusted Net Savings, Container Port Traffic, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Gini Index (last 2021), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2021), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2021), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2021), Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Palma Ratio (last 2021), Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Total Factor Productivity Level and Water-Use Efficiency. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 6th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Food & Agriculture33rd of 1844/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality31st of 1593/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 41st of 1934/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing52nd of 2003/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital60th of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation61st of 1764/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 86th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties102nd of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade100th of 1772/4 keys
- Gender & Equality104th of 1834/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 118th of 1944/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability117th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 119th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technology130th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge136th of 1984/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Bosnia and Herzegovina can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Austria1st4/4 keysHighest in Southern Europe
Slovenia11th4/4 keysThis page
Bosnia and Herzegovina61st4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Bosnia and Herzegovina and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Bosnia and Herzegovina on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank on economy & innovation?
Bosnia and Herzegovina is placed 61st of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
21,178 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
42.95 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina compare with Serbia on economy & innovation?
Serbia is placed 42nd of 176, and Bosnia and Herzegovina 61st. GDP per Capita (PPP): Serbia 27,603, Bosnia and Herzegovina 21,178; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Serbia 47.08, Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.95; Economic Complexity Index: Serbia 0.763, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.662; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Serbia 83.25, Bosnia and Herzegovina 77.46.
How have Bosnia and Herzegovina’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 7,831 in 2000 to 21,178 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index rose from 0.356 in 2000 to 0.662 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 56.21 in 2011 to 77.46 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
No current reading is published for Bosnia and Herzegovina on Adjusted Net Savings, Container Port Traffic, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Palma Ratio, Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Total Factor Productivity Level and Water-Use Efficiency. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 57 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (banner) — Goran Anđelić Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Bosnia and Herzegovina: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/bosnia-and-herzegovina/economy