Domestic credit to private sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Domestic credit to private sector was 48.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Domestic credit to private sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, domestic credit to private sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 48.1%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 65.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 2023.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 81st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 47.8% | — |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 61.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 56.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | +1.5% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 48.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.9%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 48.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.6%, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic credit to private sector 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +26.1% | 47.8% | 60.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.4% | 47.8% | 65.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 56.7% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 47.3% | 57.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More financial sector data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 9,434 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9087 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 3.92 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 224.07 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 7.00 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 7.00 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.22 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.23 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,284 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 48.1% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 2023.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. 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.