GDP from Agriculture

This is measured as the value added from agriculture, forestry and fishing products as a share of gross domestic product (GDP).

Scale: Higher values indicate a larger share of GDP from agriculture.

Direction of Change

AGRICULTURE’S ROLE IN THE ECONOMY HAS STEADILY DECLINED

Agriculture’s contribution to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s economy has decreased consistently since 1995. The series begins at a high level in the mid-1990s, then moves into a clear downward trajectory from the early 2000s onward, reflecting a long-term structural shift away from primary production. The decline is particularly sharp between the mid-1990s and mid-2000s, after which the trend continues but at a slower, more stabilised pace. Occasional short-lived upticks appear, yet none alter the overall direction of change. By the early 2020s, the agricultural share of GDP reached its lowest values in the entire observed period, indicating sustained economic reorientation toward non-agricultural sectors. Viewed across key Dayton anniversary years, the pattern is consistent: each benchmark year shows a lower agricultural share than the one before.

Global Rank

Compared with all geographic entities listed in the Index

Note: Population-weighted averages for Europe and the world.

Regional Rank

Compared with six former Yugoslav countries and Albania

Note: In 1995, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo were part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

1995 (highest → lowest): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia.

2024 (highest → lowest): Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia.

Conclusion

Taken together, the data show that agriculture’s economic weight has steadily diminished over the past three decades, leaving today’s economy far less dependent on agriculture than in 1995.

Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.