Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 6.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1998–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 6.8% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 7.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2020.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.2% | — |
| 1999 | 5.5% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -19.7% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -63.4% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +104.8% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +35.7% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +14.8% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -2.5% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 6.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 2.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 6.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.2%, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +104.8% | 2.2% | 4.5% |
| 2020 | -63.4% | 6.0% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 2.2% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 49 United Arab Emirates 8.2% compare
- 50 Luxembourg 7.2% compare
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 6.8% compare
- 53 Tunisia 6.7% compare
- 54 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6.6% compare
- 55 Spain 6.2% 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)
- 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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 6.8% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.