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 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| GDP per capita (EUR at PPP) | 13590 | 14630 | 15540 | . | . | . |
| Gross industrial production, real change in % | -3.9 | -4.0 | -1.8 | . | . | . |
| Unemployment rate - LFS, in %, average | 13.2 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.0 |
| Average gross monthly wages, EUR | 995 | 1093 | 1246 | . | . | . |
| Consumer prices, % p.a. | 6.1 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Fiscal balance in % of GDP | -1.2 | -1.8 | -2.0 | -2.1 | -2.0 | -1.5 |
| Public debt in % of GDP | 26.4 | 26.1 | 27.0 | . | . | . |
| Current account in % of GDP | -2.1 | -3.5 | -3.2 | -3.2 | -3.0 | -3.8 |
| FDI inflow, EUR m | 1044 | 926 | 638 | . | . | . |
| Gross external debt in % of GDP | 47.1 | 47.3 | 46.7 | . | . | . |
Basic data are continuously updated.
* Forecasts are changed beginning of January, April, July and November.
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Monthly Report No. 7-8/2026
Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Selena Duraković, Meryem Gökten, Richard Grieveson, Ioannis Gutzianas, Gabor Hunya, Branimir Jovanović, Biljana Jovanovikj, Niko Korpar, Dzmitry Kruk, Isilda Mara, Michał Możdżeń, Emilia Penkova-Pearson, Olga Pindyuk, Sandor Richter, Marko Sošić, Bernd Christoph Ströhm and Marina Tverdostup
wiiw Monthly Report No. 7-8, July-August 2026
52 pages including 5 Tables
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
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