Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 18.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2005–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 18.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 19.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2005.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 140th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.6% | — |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +55.1% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +110.9% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -1.2% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 18.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.1%, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 18.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +110.9% | 5.0% | 10.5% |
| 2007 | +55.1% | 3.9% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.6% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.5% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 15.6% | 19.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 18.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2005.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 140th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.