Travel services in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Travel services was 37.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1998–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 37.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 47.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2014.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 32nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Travel services in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 30.0% | — |
| 1999 | 29.1% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 47.3% | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | +48.3% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 37.6% | -1.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 37.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.9%, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 37.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +48.3% | 24.2% | 35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.5% | 29.1% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 27.1% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 24.2% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 24.6% | 38.1% | 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 travel services in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Travel services in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 37.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2014.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for travel services?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 32nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.