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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina, often referred to as Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southeastern Europe. Situated on the Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest, with a 20-kilometre-long (12-mile) coast on the Adriatic Sea in the south.

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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The Institute's composite reading

Risque élevé

5.1 /10 risk

  • Security 0.0
  • Legitimacy 4.8
  • Economy 4.5
  • Diplomacy 5.0
  • Influence 0.0

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

UN list of 2026.10.07: 1 person and 3 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 29 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 9 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 4 (list of 2026.09.22). Regimes aimed at people threatening the country's stability: United Kingdom, 3 listings.

Capital
Sarajevo
Population
3,422,000 inh.
Area
51,209 km²
Currency
BAM
Regime
republic

Executive in office

Željka Cvijanović

Head of State

Željka Cvijanović

since 2022.11.16 Alliance des sociaux-démocrates indépendants

Borjana Krišto

Head of Government

Borjana Krišto

since 2022.12.28 Union démocratique croate de Bosnie et Herzégovine

Parliament

Chambre des représentants de Bosnie-Herzégovine

42 seats

Chambre des peuples

15 seats

Inception 1995

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

33 G$

2025 ↑ +9.6 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

10,382 $

2025 ↑ +10.5 % vs 2024

Growth

2.1 %

2025 ↓ -1.1 pt vs 2024

Inflation

6.1 %

2023 ↓ -7.9 pt vs 2022

Unemployment

11.0 %

2025 ↑ +0.3 pt vs 2024

Debt / GDP

39.7 %

2024 ↓ -0.6 pt vs 2023

Defense / GDP

0.7 %

2024 ↑ +0.0 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

78.0 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.2 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.50/1

#87 electoral autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

54/100

Partly Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

34/100

#1092025

Press freedom (RSF)

54/100

#902026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#117

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

0.2 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

0.7 %PIB

2025

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

11 Md$

Imports

16 Md$

Balance

-5 Md$

Top exports

  • Mobilier
  • Aluminium

Top imports

  • Pétrole raffiné

Export partners

Import partners

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 68%
  • GBR 73%
  • FRA 82%
  • DEU 82%
  • RUS 22%
  • CHN 33%

Abstention: 17%

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08

Last election

  • 2026-10-04

    Presidency and House of Representatives

    Elected: Denis Bećirović 38.2%, Darijana Filipović 46.5%, Željka Cvijanović 55.6%

    House of Representatives: Party of Democratic Action 9 seats, Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 6, Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 (of 42)

    Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.804/1

#742023

Gini

30.3

moderate2021

Refugees hosted

586

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

24,653

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Intermeco

Composer · Dušan Šestić

Audio not available

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

  • UN
  • Council of Europe
  • OSCE

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,215 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 6,187, or ×1.4.

French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

  • Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
  • Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
  • Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2021 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
  • Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
  • Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
  • UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
  • Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
  • Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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