Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day was 95.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 95.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 98.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 90.1%, in 2004.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 59th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 98.6% | — |
| 2004 | 90.1% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | -0.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 95.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.7%, 100% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 95.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.2%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.2% | 90.1% | 98.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 94.9% | 96.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.7% | 95.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More poverty & inequality data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.49 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,530 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -20.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 37.14 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 95.7% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.1% in 2004.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.