Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.814 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.814, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.858 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.207, in 1947.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.208 | — |
| 1947 | 0.207 | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.221 | +6.8% |
| 1950 | 0.268 | +21.3% |
| 1951 | 0.299 | +11.6% |
| 1952 | 0.313 | +4.7% |
| 1953 | 0.318 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.334 | +5.0% |
| 1955 | 0.339 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.339 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.341 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.356 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.356 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.376 | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.375 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.373 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.376 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.374 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.377 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.384 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.385 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.391 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.432 | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.444 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.45 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.448 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.451 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.454 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.473 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.471 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.54 | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.535 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.35 | -34.6% |
| 1993 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.404 | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 0.672 | +66.3% |
| 1997 | 0.695 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.719 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.723 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.831 | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 0.836 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.833 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.852 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.84 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.847 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.84 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.851 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.855 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.858 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.852 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.854 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.853 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.848 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.85 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.806 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.822 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.818 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.813 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.814 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.815 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.814 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2107 | 0.207 | 0.221 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.3233 | 0.268 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3541 | 0.341 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.38 | 0.374 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4458 | 0.391 | 0.473 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5338 | 0.35 | 0.723 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8432 | 0.831 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8459 | 0.806 | 0.858 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8153 | 0.813 | 0.818 | 6 |
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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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 12,490 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.513 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5,325 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8967 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.814 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.858 in 2010.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 1947.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.