Government gross debt in Bosnia and Herzegovina

International Monetary Fund · Annual · Importance

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 31.4% 2027: 33.7% 2028: 36.2% 2029: 38.9% 2030: 41.0% 2031: 43.6%

56.0 (1999) ANUAL · % of GDP · Annual · CSV

Period	% of GDP
Jan 1999	56.0
Jan 1998	54.4

About this indicator

Source

International Monetary Fund

Frequency

Annual

Release

Published annually (with quarterly advance estimates in some economies), subject to revision with the national accounts.

What it is

Government gross debt is the total liabilities owed by Bosnia and Herzegovina's general government to its creditors. It is usually shown in absolute terms and, above all, as a percentage of GDP to gauge sustainability, drawing on official data and IMF estimates.

How it's calculated

It is compiled by summing general-government liabilities (securities, loans and deposits) consolidated across the different tiers of government, which in Bosnia span the state, the two entities and the Brčko district. The debt-to-GDP ratio relates that stock to the size of the economy.

Market implications

The level of debt shapes the sustainability of public finances, borrowing costs and the room for fiscal policy in a small economy that runs a currency board pegged to the euro. It is followed by markets, rating agencies and international bodies.

Limitations

It is a low-frequency, revisable figure. The country's decentralised structure complicates consolidation across tiers of government, and the ratio to GDP depends on both the debt stock and nominal GDP, so it can move with no change in borrowing.