Starting a business - Score in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Starting a business - Score was 60.03 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 60.03. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 60.03 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.36, in 2010.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 56.7 | — |
| 2004 | 58.4 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 50.37 | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 51.19 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 52.55 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 51.39 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 53.7 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 50.36 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 54.33 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 56.85 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 56.86 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 56.94 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 57.14 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 58.68 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 59.62 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 59.82 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 60.03 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.47 | 50.37 | 58.4 | 7 |
| 2010s | 57.06 | 50.36 | 60.03 | 10 |
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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 starting a business - score in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Starting a business - score in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 60.03 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 60.03 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.36 in 2010.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for starting a business - score?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.