Subsidies and other transfers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Subsidies and other transfers was 49.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2005–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, subsidies and other transfers in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 49.4%.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 50.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 2006.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 46th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42.1% | — |
| 2006 | 40.6% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 47.4% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 49.4% | +4.1% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 49.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 49.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.8%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.0% | 40.6% | 45.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 42.0% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 46.6% | 49.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
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 subsidies and other transfers in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 49.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 2006.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 46th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.