Food exports in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Food exports was 7.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 7.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food 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.
Food 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% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 7.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 37% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 7.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.0%, 62% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
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 6.7% compare
More private sector data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 18.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 17.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,125 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.301 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,518 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Food exports in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 7.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2003.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for food exports?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 145th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food 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 Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.