Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 1.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1993–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 1.5% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 5.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2006.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.3% | — |
| 1994 | 3.3% | +44.4% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -32.6% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | +63.8% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +31.8% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -48.6% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -54.8% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +55.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -55.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +60.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -55.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +74.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +85.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +45.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -43.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +17.3% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 16% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 1.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.2%, 16% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 5.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.