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Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 4.0% (2025), 60th of 180 in the world and 17th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 3.0% (2025), 115th of 209 in the world and 35th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Lending rate is 4.1% (2025), 130th of 136 in the world and 23rd of 24 in Europe & Central Asia.
Inflation
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope & Central AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope & Central AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
14 indicators
Prices & public finance: 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.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 4.0%2025 | 60/180 | 17/49 | · | 2.0% | -1.1% | +5.0 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 3.0%2025 | 115/209 | 35/56 | 30.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | +1.6 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 4.1%2025 | 130/136 | 23/24 | 12.7%2002 | 7.9% | 3.1% | −1.7 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 1.1%2025 | 109/136 | 18/24 | 7.3%2002 | 6.4% | 3.0% | −3.3 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 1.742025 | 147/210 | 25/57 | 2.12 | 1.48 | 1.72 | −1.6%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 20.2%2024 | 47/142 | 26/48 | · | 19.7% | 18.8% | +0.4 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 10.4% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 37.6%2024 | 24/142 | 19/48 | · | 38.4% | 37.4% | −1.8 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 18.5% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 35.3%2023 | 33/142 | 23/47 | · | 39.2% | 38.4% | −2.1 ppsince 2013 | 38.9% | — | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 39.7%2024 | 55/78 | 11/19 | · | 45.8%2011 | 45.4% | −13.8 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 49.2%2024 | 46/119 | 12/20 | 45.8% | 82.2% | 69.5% | −21.0 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 50.5%2025 | 70/169 | 25/48 | · | 61.8% | 57.7% | −7.5 ppsince 2015 | 82.1% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 72.8%2024 | 50/146 | 5/28 | 21.9% | 53.7% | 81.3% | +9.7 ppsince 2014 | — | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 6.52024 | 42/165 | 8/49 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 10.1 | +22%since 2014 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 0.73%2025 | 135/156 | 43/47 | 3.90%2002 | 1.28% | 0.83% | −0.3 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 1.87% | 2.48% |
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.
Better than ten years ago
- Government debt−13.8 pp39.7% in 2024
- External debt−21.0 pp49.2% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports+22%6.5 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+5.0 pp4.0% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
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.
| Indicator | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Serbia | Croatia | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.0%2025 | 3.9%2025 | 3.7%2025 | 3.9%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 3.0%2025 | 4.5%2025 | 4.7%2025 | 4.0%2025 |
| Lending rate | 4.1%2025 | 4.8%2010 | 8.6%2014 | 6.3%2025 |
| Real interest rate | 1.1%2025 | -0.2%2010 | 8.4%2014 | 2.2%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 1.742025 | 103.982025 | 0.882025 | 0.892025 |
| Tax revenue | 20.2%2024 | 23.9%2022 | 21.2%2023 | — |
| Government revenue | 37.6%2024 | 38.6%2022 | 35.1%2023 | — |
| Government expense | 35.3%2023 | 35.5%2022 | 38.1%2023 | — |
| Government debt | 39.7%2024 | — | — | — |