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Imports (% of GDP) — Bosnia and Herzegovina

Imports (% of GDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025 — 54.12%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 138. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 32.28 pp.

2025 54.12% +0.06 pp vs 2024
World rank 47of 138
Period maximum 98.36%1998
Period minimum 47.93%2020

Trend over time

1994–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1994–20254060801001994199820022006201020142018202220251994: 86.4%1995: 71.47%1996: 83.88%1997: 72.8%1998: 98.36%1999: 94.18%2000: 63.47%2001: 63.97%2002: 59.6%2003: 59.98%2004: 59.28%2005: 60.04%2006: 53.57%2007: 56.45%2008: 59.31%2009: 48.74%2010: 51.27%2011: 55.8%2012: 55.79%2013: 54.19%2014: 56.56%2015: 53.18%2016: 52.34%2017: 56.32%2018: 56.45%2019: 54.48%2020: 47.93%2021: 53.92%2022: 61.9%2023: 55.7%2024: 54.06%2025: 54.12%
Change over the period: −32.28 pp Annual average: -1.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.12%
World 28.5%
Europe & Central Asia 41.01%
Southern Europe computed 35.09%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 21.91%
Imports (% of GDP) — Bosnia and Herzegovina, by year Bosnia and Herzegovina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.12 +0.06 pp
2024 54.06 −1.64 pp
2023 55.7 −6.2 pp
2022 61.9 +7.98 pp
2021 53.92 +5.99 pp
2020 47.93 −6.55 pp
2019 54.48 −1.97 pp
2018 56.45 +0.13 pp
2017 56.32 +3.99 pp
2016 52.34 −0.84 pp
2015 53.18 −3.39 pp
2014 56.56 +2.37 pp
2013 54.19 −1.61 pp
2012 55.79 −0.01 pp
2011 55.8 +4.53 pp
2010 51.27 +2.53 pp
2009 48.74 −10.58 pp
2008 59.31 +2.86 pp
2007 56.45 +2.88 pp
2006 53.57 −6.47 pp
2005 60.04 +0.76 pp
2004 59.28 −0.71 pp
2003 59.98 +0.38 pp
2002 59.6 −4.37 pp
2001 63.97 +0.49 pp
2000 63.47 −30.7 pp
1999 94.18 −4.19 pp
1998 98.36 +25.57 pp
1997 72.8 −11.09 pp
1996 83.88 +12.41 pp
1995 71.47 −14.93 pp
1994 86.4 —

Southern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MT Malta 99.9 XK Kosovo 74.24 MK North Macedonia 73.39 SI Slovenia 73.28 ME Montenegro 65.71 RS Serbia 58.61 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.12 HR Croatia 53.01 GR Greece 43.99 PT Portugal 42.74 AL Albania 42.52 ES Spain 32.81 IT Italy 30.3
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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina by year Trade Merchandise exports

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