Bosnia and Herzegovina GDP Grows 1.8% in Q2

2025-09-30 10:02 By Natasha Rubio 1 min. read

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s economy advanced by 1.8% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, following a 1.7% rise in the previous three-month period, preliminary estimates showed.

This marked the sixth consecutive quarter of growth.

Production increased mainly for information and communication (4.6%), arts, entertainment and recreation and other services (3.6%), wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, transportation and storage, and accommodation and food services (3.0%), financial and insurance (2.8%), professional, scientific and technical activities and administrative and support service activities (2.4%), and manufacturing (0.7%).

On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, the economy expanded 0.6%, following 0.5% growth in the prior quarter.



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