🏳️ Bosnia and Herzegovina
Public Sector Debt · 2026
Total Debt
40.5%
of GDP
Global Rank
#151
of 192
SOE Debt
+8.9%
2 categories
5yr Change
-9pp
improving
Where the Debt Sits
Central Government
Energy SOEs
Central Government: 31.6%Energy SOEs: 7.5%Infrastructure: 1.4%
Full Debt Breakdown
Central Government31.6% of GDP
Central GovernmentIMF WEO — General Government Debt
31.6%Energy SOEs7.5% of GDP
Elektroprivreda BiHIMF WP/19/201 / World Bank SOE Reform 2023Largest SOE by revenue (€535M); share of aggregate 26% GDP SOE debt
3.5%Elektroprivreda RS (Republika Srpska)IMF WP/19/201 / World Bank SOE Reform 2023High financial risk per World Bank analysis; revenue ~€210M
3.0%Elektroprivreda HZHB (Croat entity)IMF WP/19/201 (est.)Smallest of three electricity entities; estimated share of SOE debt
1.0%Infrastructure SOEs1.4% of GDP
BH TelecomIMF WP/19/201 / World Bank SOE Reform 2023Revenue €274M; low financial risk rating; modest borrowings
0.8%BiH Railways (ŽFBH + ŽRS)IMF WP/19/201 / EBRD dataTwo entity-level rail operators; chronic operational losses; limited borrowing
0.6%Total Corporate Debt38.0% of GDP
NF corporate debt (est.)WB WDI 2020
38.0%Household Debt20.5% of GDP
Household debt (est.)WB WDI 2020
20.5%All Layers Total99.0%
Data Sources
IMF WEO — General Government Debtgeneral_government · Updated semi_annual
Dec 202631.6% GDP
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