Bosnia and Herzegovina Government Revenue and Tax Structure: Revenue, Tax Burden and Composition

This article presents Bosnia and Herzegovina's government revenue and tax structure using revenue-to-GDP and revenue-composition indicators.

Government revenue excluding grants in Bosnia and Herzegovina represented 37.6% of GDP in 2024, while tax revenue accounted for 20.3% of GDP. Taxes on income, profits and capital gains represented 9.9% of total revenue, taxes on goods and services 42.7%, and taxes on international trade 0.0%. The largest listed revenue component was taxes on goods and services, with a share of 42.7%. Tax revenue changed by +0.5 percentage points of GDP over five years.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Government Revenue and Tax Structure by Year

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Revenue, excluding grants, % of GDP (GC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS); Tax revenue, % of GDP (GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS); Taxes on income, profits and capital gains, % of revenue (GC.TAX.YPKG.RV.ZS); Taxes on goods and services, % of revenue (GC.TAX.GSRV.RV.ZS); Taxes on international trade, % of revenue (GC.TAX.INTT.RV.ZS); Social contributions, % of revenue (GC.REV.SOCL.ZS); Other taxes, % of revenue (GC.TAX.OTHR.RV.ZS); Grants and other revenue, % of revenue (GC.REV.GOTR.ZS).
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About the Indicators

Revenue, excluding grants, % of GDP. Government revenue from taxes and non-tax sources, excluding grants received from other governments or organizations, as a share of GDP.

Tax revenue, % of GDP. Compulsory transfers to government for public purposes, as a share of GDP.

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains, % of revenue. The share of government revenue collected from taxes on individual and corporate income, profits and capital gains.

Taxes on goods and services, % of revenue. The share of government revenue collected from taxes on the production, sale or use of goods and services, including value-added tax.

Taxes on international trade, % of revenue. The share of government revenue collected from customs duties and other taxes on imports and exports.

Social contributions, % of revenue. The share of government revenue coming from social security and other social insurance contributions.

Other taxes, % of revenue. The share of government revenue from taxes not classified elsewhere, such as property taxes.

Grants and other revenue, % of revenue. The share of total government revenue coming from grants and other miscellaneous, non-tax sources.

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