Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 16.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1998–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 16.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 24.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1998.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 87th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.2% | — |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +28.1% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +78.3% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | -16.5% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | -0.8% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 16.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 16.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.5%, 86% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +78.3% | 6.3% | 11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 6.0% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 16.6% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 16.9% | 24.8% | 6 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 1.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,125 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Transport services in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 16.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1998.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for transport services?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 87th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.