Taxes on goods and services in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Taxes on goods and services was 20.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2005–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 20.6% for taxes on goods and services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 26.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2005.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 5th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.7% | — |
| 2006 | 26.2% | +145.5% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | +7.2% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 20.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 20.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.0%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +145.5% | 10.7% | 26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 10.7% | 26.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 21.3% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.2% | 20.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Taxes on goods and services in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 20.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2005.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 5th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.