Net acquisition of financial assets in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Net acquisition of financial assets was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2005–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, net acquisition of financial assets in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 170.7% on the previous year and up 161.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 2.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2023.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 80th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.4% | — |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -32.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -67.6% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +394.4% |
| 2010 | -0.4% | -114.7% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -404.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +63.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -52.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -81.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +32.2% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +1094.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -91.5% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +545.5% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +45.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -83.2% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +345.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -80.9% |
| 2023 | -0.6% | -306.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -170.7% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net acquisition of financial assets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1094.4% | 0.2% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -0.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -0.6% | 1.5% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Arms imports 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 68.25 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0073 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 215.97 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 234.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,854 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2023.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 80th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.