Bosnia and Herzegovina
| FORECAST* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Economic Indicators | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Population, 1000 persons | 3422 | 3412 | 3320 | . | . | . |
| GDP, real change in % | 2.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| GDP per capita (EUR at PPP) | 13590 | 14630 | . | . | . | . |
| Gross industrial production, real change in % | -3.9 | -4.0 | -1.8 | . | . | . |
| Unemployment rate - LFS, in %, average | 13.2 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 12.1 |
| Average gross monthly wages, EUR | 995 | 1093 | 1246 | . | . | . |
| Consumer prices, % p.a. | 6.1 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Fiscal balance in % of GDP | -1.2 | -1.8 | -2.0 | -1.3 | -1.0 | -1.0 |
| Public debt in % of GDP | 26.4 | 26.1 | 26.0 | . | . | . |
| Current account in % of GDP | -2.1 | -3.5 | -4.4 | -4.3 | -4.2 | -3.8 |
| FDI inflow, EUR m | 1044 | 926 | 750 | . | . | . |
| Gross external debt in % of GDP | 47.1 | 47.3 | 45.3 | . | . | . |
Basic data are continuously updated.
* Forecasts are changed beginning of January, April, July and November.
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Monthly Report No. 1/2026
Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Selena Duraković, Meryem Gökten, Richard Grieveson, Maciej Grodzicki, Ioannis Gutzianas, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Branimir Jovanović, Biljana Jovanovikj, Niko Korpar, Dzmitry Kruk, Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara, Emilia Penkova-Pearson, Olga Pindyuk, Sandor Richter, Marko Sošić, Bernd Christoph Ströhm and Marina Tverdostup
wiiw Monthly Report No. 1, January 2026
58 pages including 6 Tables and 15 Figures
Executive summary
Olga Pindyuk
in: The Crisis is Over, but its Scarring Effects are Hindering Recovery
wiiw Forecast Report No. Spring 2024, April 2024 , pp. I-VII
Details