Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Bosnia and Herzegovina

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025 — 83.25%. Ranked 45 in the world out of 189. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 69.82 pp.

2025 83.25% +0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 45of 189
Period maximum 102.1%2022
Period minimum 12.67%1993

Trend over time

1992–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–20250501001501992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 13.43%1993: 12.67%1994: 78.44%1995: 66.11%1996: 79.61%1997: 79.2%1998: 85.38%1999: 86.55%2000: 75%2001: 75.61%2002: 72.49%2003: 72.26%2004: 75.89%2005: 84.38%2006: 82.92%2007: 87.92%2008: 90.04%2009: 72.26%2010: 81.66%2011: 90.65%2012: 88.12%2013: 87.91%2014: 90.95%2015: 85.86%2016: 84.56%2017: 92.25%2018: 91.84%2019: 86.6%2020: 79.24%2021: 91.43%2022: 102.1%2023: 89.11%2024: 83.18%2025: 83.25%
Change over the period: +69.82 pp Annual average: 2.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina 83.25%
World 43.89%
Southern Europe computed 57.41%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Bosnia and Herzegovina, by year Bosnia and Herzegovina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 83.25 +0.07 pp
2024 83.18 −5.92 pp
2023 89.11 −12.99 pp
2022 102.1 +10.67 pp
2021 91.43 +12.18 pp
2020 79.24 −7.35 pp
2019 86.6 −5.24 pp
2018 91.84 −0.41 pp
2017 92.25 +7.69 pp
2016 84.56 −1.3 pp
2015 85.86 −5.1 pp
2014 90.95 +3.04 pp
2013 87.91 −0.21 pp
2012 88.12 −2.53 pp
2011 90.65 +8.99 pp
2010 81.66 +9.4 pp
2009 72.26 −17.79 pp
2008 90.04 +2.13 pp
2007 87.92 +4.99 pp
2006 82.92 −1.46 pp
2005 84.38 +8.49 pp
2004 75.89 +3.64 pp
2003 72.26 −0.23 pp
2002 72.49 −3.13 pp
2001 75.61 +0.61 pp
2000 75 −11.55 pp
1999 86.55 +1.17 pp
1998 85.38 +6.19 pp
1997 79.2 −0.42 pp
1996 79.61 +13.5 pp
1995 66.11 −12.33 pp
1994 78.44 +65.77 pp
1993 12.67 −0.76 pp
1992 13.43

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

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