Government spending as share of GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Government spending as share of GDP was 43.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government spending as share of GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1998–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 43.3% for government spending as share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 57.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2022.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 34th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government spending as share of GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 54.4% | — |
| 1999 | 57.5% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 56.2% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 47.4% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 40.6% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 43.3% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.0% | 54.4% | 57.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 44.2% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 39.9% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 39.4% | 45.4% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2131 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,212 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 5,619 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9388 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending as share of gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Government spending as share of gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 43.3% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2022.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for government spending as share of gdp?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 34th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.