Merchandise trade in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Merchandise trade was 83.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 83.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 102.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1993.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 47th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13.4% | — |
| 1993 | 12.7% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 78.4% | +519.1% |
| 1995 | 66.1% | -15.7% |
| 1996 | 79.6% | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 79.2% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 85.4% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 86.6% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 75.9% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 82.9% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 90.7% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 102.1% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.7% | 12.7% | 86.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 72.3% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 81.7% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 79.2% | 102.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 44 Bulgaria 83.5% compare
- 45 Micronesia, Federated States of 83.5% compare
- 46 Bhutan 83.3% compare
- 48 Guinea 82.7% compare
- 49 Faroe Islands 80.8% compare
- 50 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 80.7% compare
More private sector data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 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$), annual growth rate 10.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,518 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Merchandise trade in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 83.3% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 102.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1993.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for merchandise trade?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 47th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.