Share of food products in total merchandise exports in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of food products in total merchandise exports was 7.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of food products in total merchandise exports in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–2025
Source: UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of food products in total merchandise exports in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 7.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of food products in total merchandise exports in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 9.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2003.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 145th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of food products in total merchandise exports in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.5% | — |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +31.7% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | +13.4% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.5% | 7.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 8.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 142 Trinidad and Tobago 8.2% compare
- 143 Ireland 7.9% compare
- 144 Mexico 7.5% compare
- 146 Burkina Faso 7.1% compare
- 147 Sweden 6.7% compare
- 148 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.7% compare
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 share of food products in total merchandise exports in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Share of food products in total merchandise exports in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 7.4% in 2025, according to UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of food products in total merchandise exports recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of food products in total merchandise exports recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2003.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for share of food products in total merchandise exports?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 145th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of food products in total merchandise exports rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of food products in total merchandise exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of food exports divided by the total value of merchandise exports, expressed as a percentage.