Bosnia & Herzegovina

Government debt in Bosnia & Herzegovina

Government debt in Bosnia & Herzegovina: 54.4% of GDP in 1998 and 28.8% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
28.8% of GDP
Since 1998
−25.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
131 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
43.6% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in Bosnia & HerzegovinaGovernment debt in Bosnia & Herzegovina: 54.4% of GDP in 1998 and 28.8% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 43.6% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 43.6% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 56% of GDP in 1999, the lowest 18.2% of GDP in 2007.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBosnia & Herzegovina
202528.8
202428.9
202329.1
202231.3
202136.2
202037.2
201933.5
201835.1
201739.4
201644.9
201546.4
201447.1
201343.8
201243.6
201140.9
201042.2
200936.4
200830.3
200718.2
200620.6
200524.9
200425.5
200327.6
200231.1
200135.1
200034.6
199956
199854.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBosnia & Herzegovina
202631.4
202733.7
202836.2
202938.9
203041
203143.6

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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