Travel services in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Travel services was 53.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel 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
In 2025, travel services in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 53.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 55.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2020.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 64th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Travel services in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 54.1% | — |
| 1999 | 53.2% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 55.9% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -42.4% |
| 2021 | 42.1% | +47.3% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 52.6% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 53.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.7%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 53.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.6%, 2.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +47.3% | 28.5% | 42.1% |
| 2020 | -42.4% | 49.6% | 28.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.7% | 53.2% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 38.7% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 34.7% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 28.5% | 53.2% | 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)
- 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 travel services in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Travel services in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 53.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2020.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for travel services?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 64th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.