Bosnia and Herzegovina

Europe

Trade in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina was the world’s 103rd largest exporter of goods and 96th largest exporter of commercial services in 2022. Export values were $9.67 billion and $2.84 billion USD respectively. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s top export category was Manufactures, followed by Fuels and mining products, and Machinery and transport equipment. In 2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to Germany, Croatia and Serbia, with trade representing 110.28 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Bosnia and Herzegovina is the world’s 98th largest importer of goods and 140th largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $15.38 billion and $905 million USD respectively in 2022. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s top import category was Manufactures, followed by Fuels and mining products and Machinery and transport equipment. Leading import partners were Germany, Italy and Serbia. Bosnia and Herzegovina is part of 4 different Regional Trade Agreements, including Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) 2006 and EFTA – Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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General Information

This section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information.

Official Name

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abbreviation

BA

Capital

Sarajevo

WTO Membership Date

Observer

Legal System

civil law system; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts

Language

Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian

Number of Time Zone(s)

1

Additional Information

Financial Information

This section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance.

Currency

Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark

Exchange Rate

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Contact Information

This section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources.

Business Support Organizations

  • Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Investment promotion agency

    [email protected]

    https://www.i-platform.ch/en/organisation/fipa-foreign-investment-promotion-age…

  • Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Chamber of commerce

    [email protected]

    https://www.chamber-commerce.net/dir/437/Foreign-Trade-Chamber-of-Bosnia-and-He…

Copyright Offices

  • Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Industrial Property Offices

  • Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Additional Information

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Last Reviewed: June, 2024

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