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 32.2 USD mn in Sep 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 221.1 USD mn in Sep 2025.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 12.2 USD mn in Sep 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 229.2 USD mn in Sep 2025.
- The country's External Debt reached 5,695.6 in Dec 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 (%) | 107.6 2025 | yearly | 1988 - 2025 |
| 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 (%) | 42.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 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 (%) | 29.0 2025 | yearly | 1992 - 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 49.7 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 45.4 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 145.0 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 74.2 2024 | yearly | 1971 - 2024 |
| China (%) | 12.9 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 48.0 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 (%) | 49.0 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 (%) | 203.6 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| France (%) | 250.2 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 73.5 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Germany (%) | 147.6 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 34.4 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 243.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 460.4 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 142.9 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 75.3 2025 | yearly | 1989 - 2025 |
| India (%) | 19.1 2025 | yearly | 1970 - 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 29.9 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 0.8 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 507.4 2025 | yearly | 2002 - 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 27.2 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 120.8 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 34.4 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
| Japan (%) | 109.3 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 73.3 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 58.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 31.2 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 40.9 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 40.7 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 41.3 2024 | yearly | 2014 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 68.2 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 68.7 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 99.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 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 (%) | 78.0 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 60.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 68.9 2025 | yearly | 2009 - 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 836.2 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 1,294.9 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 32.2 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | 56.7 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 156.5 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 105.7 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| 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 (%) | 94.6 2024 | yearly | 1993 - 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 11.9 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 156.0 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Pakistan (%) | 33.4 2025 | yearly | 2000 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 13.1 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 169.8 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
| Paraguay (%) | 58.4 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 33.5 2025 | yearly | 1980 - 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 29.8 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 51.8 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 144.9 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Qatar (%) | 106.1 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| Romania (%) | 57.5 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 12.5 2025 | yearly | 1993 - 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 60.5 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 388.9 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 100.9 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | 89.3 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 42.0 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 162.7 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 75.0 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Sudan (%) | 202.2 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 157.5 2025 | yearly | 1997 - 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 235.3 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Taiwan, China (%) | 26.5 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 37.7 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 34.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 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) | -660.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 928.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -11.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| 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 (%) | -15.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| 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) | 2.173 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1996 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 14.768 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1996 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 0.979 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 117.437 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: Serbia (BAM th) | 118,800.077 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: Germany (BAM th) | 183,840.920 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: Croatia (BAM th) | 162,144.355 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: China (BAM th) | 1,631.733 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: United States of America (BAM th) | 3,620.614 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: HS: Mineral Products (BAM th) | 93,331.251 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: HS: Base Metals & Articles Thereof (BAM th) | 251,989.716 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: HS: Wood & Wood Products (BAM th) | 56,675.754 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: HS: Machinery, Electrical Equipment, Image & Sound (BAM th) | 208,712.984 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: HS: Footwear, Headgear, Umbrellas & Sticks (FH) (BAM th) | 51,837.326 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: by Harmonized System (HS) (BAM mn) | 1,088.711 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Imports: Germany (BAM th) | 188,955.118 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Imports: Croatia (BAM th) | 141,070.856 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Imports: Serbia (BAM th) | 188,149.247 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Imports: China (BAM th) | 195,652.819 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Imports: HS: Mineral Products (BAM th) | 238,294.250 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Imports: HS: Machinery, Electrical Equipment, Image & Sound (BAM th) | 246,053.575 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Imports: HS: Base Metals & Articles Thereof (BAM th) | 253,180.987 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Imports: HS: Chemical Products (CP) (BAM th) | 207,794.142 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: HS: Foodstuffs, Beverages, Spirits & Tobacco (FB) (BAM th) | 170,499.462 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Imports: by Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) (BAM mn) | 1,768.792 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Imports: Seasonally Adjusted (BAM mn) | 2,483.396 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: Seasonally Adjusted (BAM mn) | 1,365.961 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Trade Balance: Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina (BAM th) | -8,569,652.000 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Exports: Slovenia (BAM th) | 89,241.156 Mar 2019 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Mar 2019 |
| 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 (%) | 25.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 452.632 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 16,208.320 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 26,032.841 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 9.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 10.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 10,322.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Feb 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 30.818 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 9.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 590.663 Feb 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 22,736.184 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 10.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 18,071.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 13.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 8,841.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 17,526.898 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 11.63 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 45.56 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BAM mn) | 26,596.800 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BAM mn) | 42,718.200 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M1: Currency Outside Banks (BAM mn) | 7,258.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Banking System: Assets: Domestic Credit (DC) (BAM mn) | 29,653.900 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets (BAM mn) | 18,087.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Feb 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency (BAM mn) | 500.900 Feb 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Feb 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Deposits with Foreign Banks (BAM mn) | 5,467.500 Feb 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Feb 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Securities (BAM mn) | 11,133.400 Feb 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Feb 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Gold (BAM mn) | 216.662 Jan 2019 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2019 |
| Commercial Banks Deposits (BAM mn) | 37,308.600 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Commercial Banks Deposits: Non Financial Private Enterprises and Cooperatives (BAM mn) | 8,855.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Commercial Banks Deposits: Households (BAM mn) | 19,810.700 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Commercial Banks Loans (BAM mn) | 28,690.600 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Commercial Banks Loans: Non Financial Private Enterprises and Cooperatives (BAM mn) | 11,485.400 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Commercial Banks Loans: Non Profit Organizations (BAM mn) | 34.100 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Commercial Banks Loans: Households (BAM mn) | 14,508.800 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
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