Human Development Index in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Human Development Index was 0.804 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 0.804 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.804 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.674, in 2000.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 74th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Human Development Index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.674 | — |
| 2001 | 0.677 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.683 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.689 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.694 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.698 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.701 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.709 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.719 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.722 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.725 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.731 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.742 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.756 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.765 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.769 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.776 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.78 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.785 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.788 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.783 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.783 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.799 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.804 | +0.6% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.804 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.804 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 90% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6966 | 0.674 | 0.722 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7617 | 0.725 | 0.788 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7923 | 0.783 | 0.804 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More reference data data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2599 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0577 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8716 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7607 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Human development index in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.804 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.804 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.674 in 2000.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for human development index?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 74th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.