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Digital & energy access · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income

Bosnia and Herzegovina: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 86.1% (2024), 78th of 188 in the world and 43rd of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Mobile subscriptions is 121.2 (2024), 86th of 210 in the world and 32nd of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Fixed broadband is 29.4 (2024), 64th of 208 in the world and 42nd of 55 in Europe & Central Asia.

Internet users
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope & Central AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%199620012006201120162021Bosnia and Herzegovina86.1%Europe & Central AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope & Central AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Bosnia and Herzegovina121.2Europe & Central AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Bosnia and Herzegovina in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population86.1%202478/18843/511.1%42.8%73.2%+36.2 ppsince 201492.4%88.8%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people121.2202486/21032/562.281.6106.4+24%since 2014134.6132.4111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people29.4202464/20842/550.010.323.4+93%since 201434.533.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people18.4202465/21329/5618.826.221.4−23%since 201423.311.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people5,554202473/21546/56·123,147+9,109%since 201449,2853,11016,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population100.0%202417/2158/5799.0%99.5%100.0%+0.1 ppsince 2014100.0%99.3%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population100.0%202417/2118/5798.9%99.1%100.0%+0.1 ppsince 2014100.0%98.5%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population100.0%202418/2138/5799.1%99.9%100.0%±0.0 ppsince 2014100.0%99.8%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population65.0%2024125/19251/5149.0%49.0%59.0%+15.0 ppsince 201498.3%90.2%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person3,860 kWh202462/14937/491,831 kWh3,068 kWh3,514 kWh+15%since 20145,493 kWh4,606 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person2,178 kgoe202454/15032/501,045 kgoe1,700 kgoe2,153 kgoe+29%since 20142,976 kgoe2,183 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output7.9%202494/14920/4916.8%9.4%7.3%−0.3 ppsince 20147.4%6.3%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Bosnia and Herzegovina and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorBosnia and HerzegovinaSerbiaCroatiaMontenegro
Internet users86.1%202487.7%202483.6%202488.9%2024
Mobile subscriptions121.22024123.82024121.72024221.72024
Fixed broadband29.4202433.4202429.6202432.32024
Fixed telephone18.4202436.7202428.5202430.12024
Secure servers5,554202412,942202429,45920246,4252024
Electricity access100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Electricity access, rural100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Electricity access, urban100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Clean cooking65.0%202489.0%202497.0%202473.0%2024