Bosnia and Herzegovina's public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) was 4.24% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.27 percentage points from 4.51% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 4.24% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 5.12% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 4.51% | 2014 |
| Highest | 11.52% | 2000 |
| Lowest | 2.46% | 2006 |
| Average since 2015 | 5.08% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 6.84% | 1999 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Bosnia and Herzegovina's public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) fell 2.03 percentage points on 2023 (from 6.27% to 4.24%).
Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2023), the average change was −0.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.95 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.68 percentage points in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.65 percentage points in 2002. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 8% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Bosnia and Herzegovina had the 76th highest value of the 101 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.24% | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 4.17% | 2024 |
Closest to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2024 ranking
- Georgia — 72nd of 101: 4.47%
- Grenada — 73rd of 101: 4.44%
- Botswana — 74th of 101: 4.32%
- Sierra Leone — 76th of 101: 4.24%
- Tajikistan — 77th of 101: 4.2%
- Burkina Faso — 78th of 101: 4.19%
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 26 values
| Year | Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.24 |
| 2023 | 6.27 |
| 2022 | 3.65 |
| 2021 | 4.61 |
| 2020 | 6.28 |
| 2019 | 5.12 |
| 2018 | 4.58 |
| 2017 | 4.65 |
| 2016 | 5.03 |
| 2015 | 6.41 |
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) in nearby economies
- Albania — 4.63% (2024)
- Armenia — 2.87% (2024)
- Azerbaijan — 9% (2024)
- Belarus — 6.84% (2024)
- Bulgaria — 3.31% (2024)
- Georgia — 4.47% (2024)
- Kazakhstan — 5.82% (2024)
- Kosovo
More economic policy & debt data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$7.31 million (2021)
- GDP (current US$) — US$32.6 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 56.55 billion (2025)
- GDP, linked series (current LCU) — 56.55 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$21.8 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 43.87 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (current international $) — 81.06 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) — 66.5 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$10,382 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bosnia and Herzegovina's public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)?
- 4.24% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1999?
- It is down 2.61 percentage points from 6.84% in 1999. The highest value was 11.52% in 2000 and the lowest 2.46% in 2006.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank?
- 76th highest of 101 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) unusual for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.DPPG.XP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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