Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time was 0.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 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
The most recent figure for extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 1.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6% | — |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -38.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +81.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +28.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -77.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
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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 extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.3% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. 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 Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.