International tourism, receipts in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: International tourism, receipts was 6.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1998–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 6.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 58.2% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 22.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2020.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 86th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22.9% | — |
| 1999 | 19.9% | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +28.8% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -58.2% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 6.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 6.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -58.2% | 14.9% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 19.9% | 22.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.6% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.0% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
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)
- Food exports 7.4% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- International tourism, receipts in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 6.2% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2020.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 86th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.