Total reserves in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Total reserves was 67.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1999–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 67.8% for total reserves in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 68.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2000.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 24th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total reserves in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.8% | — |
| 2000 | 17.8% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +159.7% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 43.5% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 66.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 67.8% | +2.2% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 67.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.0%, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 67.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.8%, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +159.7% | 17.8% | 46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 17.8% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 30.7% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 62.3% | 68.9% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1587 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1587 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Total reserves in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 67.8% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total reserves recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reserves recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2000.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for total reserves?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 24th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.