Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was 3.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 3.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 8.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -1.6%, in 2017.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -48.9% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +104.7% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +60.6% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -50.0% |
| 2008 | -0.8% | -121.3% |
| 2009 | -0.5% | -38.0% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -1622.4% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -52.8% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -48.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +91.8% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +122.5% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -72.4% |
| 2017 | -1.6% | -194.1% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -274.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -51.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +528.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -95.3% |
| 2023 | -1.0% | -405.9% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -470.2% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | +1.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 3.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 3.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1622.4% | -0.5% | 7.5% |
| 2021 | +528.4% | 1.2% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | -0.8% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | -1.6% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -1.0% | 7.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More work & labour data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2135 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,976 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,082 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 676.82 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 689.64 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,366 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of gdp per employed person in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.6% in 2017.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per employed person rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).