Services, value added in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Services, value added was 57.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 57.7% for services, value added in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 57.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 1996.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 103rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Services, value added in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 38.3% | — |
| 1995 | 53.6% | +40.0% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | -33.4% |
| 1997 | 39.4% | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 38.7% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 44.5% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 54.6% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 53.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 55.9% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 57.7% | +1.8% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 57.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.1%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 57.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.4%, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +40.0% | 38.3% | 53.6% |
| 1996 | -33.4% | 53.6% | 35.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.7% | 35.7% | 53.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 52.5% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 53.7% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 53.9% | 57.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 190.64 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 60.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 716.58 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -28.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 228.2 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Services, value added in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 57.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 1996.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for services, value added?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.