Bosnia and Herzegovina External Debt: % of GDP
1999 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Bosnia and Herzegovina External Debt: % of GDP
- Bosnia and Herzegovina External Debt accounted for 17.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 17.8 % in the previous year.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1999 to Dec 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 43.5 % in Dec 1999 and a record low of 16.6 % in Dec 2008.
CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina provides External Debt in local currency. The Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on ESA 2010. Nominal GDP prior to 2005 is based on ESA 1995. External Debt covers General Government Debt only.
Related information about Bosnia and Herzegovina External Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Current Account recorded a deficit of 221.9 USD mn in Jun 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 240.5 USD mn in Jun 2025.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 30.3 USD mn in Jun 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 5.9 USD mn in Jun 2025.
- The country's External Debt reached 5,108.1 in Jun 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 8.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.
View Bosnia and Herzegovina's External Debt: % of GDP from 1999 to 2024 in the chart:
What was Bosnia and Herzegovina's External Debt: % of GDP in 2024?
Bosnia and Herzegovina External Debt accounted for 17.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 17.8 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.0 2024 | 17.8 2023 | 16.6 2008 | 43.5 1999 | % | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 40.5 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Algeria (%) | 1.1 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 43.5 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Armenia (%) | 62.9 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 112.8 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Austria (%) | 154.5 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 14.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 11.4 2017 | yearly | 1997 - 2017 |
| Belarus (%) | 46.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 242.6 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | 33.0 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 17.0 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 7.8 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 27.6 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 47.6 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 45.4 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 146.4 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 74.2 2024 | yearly | 1971 - 2024 |
| China (%) | 12.9 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 51.3 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 74.3 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 674.2 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 65.4 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Denmark (%) | 142.2 2024 | yearly | 2005 - 2024 |
| Ecuador (%) | 47.8 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 44.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 97.8 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| European Union (%) | 109.7 2024 | yearly | 2008 - 2024 |
| Finland (%) | 203.5 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| France (%) | 250.2 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 73.6 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Germany (%) | 147.6 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 34.4 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 243.2 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 467.1 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 142.9 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 71.9 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
| India (%) | 19.1 2025 | yearly | 1970 - 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 30.4 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 0.8 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 544.0 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 27.2 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 120.8 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 34.4 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
| Japan (%) | 108.0 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Jordan (%) | 80.3 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 59.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 31.2 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 35.9 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Kosovo (%) | 40.7 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 41.5 2024 | yearly | 2014 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 70.8 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 68.7 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 104.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 17.4 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 77.4 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 4,148.6 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 79.2 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 60.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 69.9 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Malta (%) | 836.7 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 1,221.8 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 32.2 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | 56.7 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 157.9 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 112.7 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Morocco (%) | 50.8 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
| Mozambique (%) | 49.2 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 18.9 2023 | yearly | 2018 - 2023 |
| Nepal (%) | 17.3 2016 | yearly | 2001 - 2016 |
| Netherlands (%) | 349.4 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| New Zealand (%) | 94.7 2024 | yearly | 1993 - 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 18.6 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 155.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 33.1 2025 | yearly | 2000 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 15.3 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 169.8 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
| Paraguay (%) | 58.8 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 36.7 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Philippines (%) | 29.8 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 51.8 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 144.8 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Qatar (%) | 106.1 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| Romania (%) | 57.5 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 13.3 2024 | yearly | 1993 - 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 60.5 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 407.1 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 100.9 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | 87.9 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 42.0 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 162.5 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 75.0 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Sudan (%) | 202.2 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 168.1 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Switzerland (%) | 233.9 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Taiwan (%) | 27.4 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 37.7 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 35.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Tunisia (%) | 83.8 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Turkey (%) | 38.2 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
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| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 1.020 2028 | yearly | 1999 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -599.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 928.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 3.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 235,311.874 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 97,110.469 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,941.347 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,619.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 6.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 431,393.192 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 125,735.760 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 2.950 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 1996 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 16.588 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 1996 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 2.595 Oct 2025 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 180.384 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Exports: Germany (BAM th) | 224,650.961 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Oct 2025 |
| Exports: HS: Wood & Wood Products (BAM th) | 97,952.580 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Exports: HS: Base Metals & Articles Thereof (BAM th) | 273,328.650 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Exports: HS: Footwear, Headgear, Umbrellas & Sticks (FH) (BAM th) | 68,130.090 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Imports: HS: Mineral Products (BAM th) | 278,042.356 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: Seasonally Adjusted (BAM mn) | 1,322.371 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Trade Balance: Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina (BAM th) | -8,569,652.000 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Imports: Seasonally Adjusted (BAM mn) | 2,630.239 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: Croatia (BAM th) | 201,820.434 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: Serbia (BAM th) | 140,638.778 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: Slovenia (BAM th) | 89,241.156 Mar 2019 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Mar 2019 |
| Exports: China (BAM th) | 1,758.344 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: United States of America (BAM th) | 14,430.708 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: HS: Machinery, Electrical Equipment, Image & Sound (BAM th) | 219,317.620 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: HS: Mineral Products (BAM th) | 125,948.946 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: by Harmonized System (HS) (BAM mn) | 1,213.865 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: Serbia (BAM th) | 211,529.893 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: Croatia (BAM th) | 218,505.715 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: Germany (BAM th) | 216,446.204 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: China (BAM th) | 226,331.792 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: HS: Base Metals & Articles Thereof (BAM th) | 268,434.065 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: HS: Foodstuffs, Beverages, Spirits & Tobacco (FB) (BAM th) | 181,103.575 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: HS: Machinery, Electrical Equipment, Image & Sound (BAM th) | 310,289.684 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: HS: Chemical Products (CP) (BAM th) | 186,400.467 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Imports: by Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) (BAM mn) | 2,092.711 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 123.470 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 118.351 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 144.992 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 168.966 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 2.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 25.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 471.436 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 15,427.273 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 24,802.472 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 9.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 10.0 Aug 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Aug 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 10,306.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 30.127 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 6.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 431.739 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 21,714.967 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 10.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 16,872.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 12.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 8,439.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 16,658.055 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 10.23 Sep 2025 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 45.55 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M1: Currency Outside Banks (BAM mn) | 7,294.600 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Securities (BAM mn) | 10,581.500 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BAM mn) | 23,794.741 Jan 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BAM mn) | 38,914.661 Jan 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets (BAM mn) | 17,255.191 Jan 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency (BAM mn) | 466.562 Jan 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Deposits with Foreign Banks (BAM mn) | 6,083.093 Jan 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Gold (BAM mn) | 216.662 Jan 2019 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2019 |
| Banking System: Assets: Domestic Credit (DC) (BAM mn) | 26,043.106 Jan 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Commercial Banks Deposits: Households (BAM mn) | 19,091.200 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| Commercial Banks Loans: Non Financial Private Enterprises and Cooperatives (BAM mn) | 11,294.400 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| Commercial Banks Deposits (BAM mn) | 33,858.565 Jan 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Commercial Banks Loans (BAM mn) | 25,761.338 Jan 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2025 |
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