Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 2.64 million in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
2.64 million
World rank
102nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
12.76 million
in 2015
All-time low
2.64 million
in 2021
Years of data
6
2001–2021
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total shortfall from extreme poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 2.64 million, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 12.76 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.64 million, in 2021.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 102nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.55 million | — |
| 2004 | 4.70 million | -50.8% |
| 2007 | 7.95 million | +69.2% |
| 2011 | 10.11 million | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 12.76 million | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 2.64 million | -79.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.40 million | 4.70 million | 9.55 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.44 million | 10.11 million | 12.76 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.64 million | 2.64 million | 2.64 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More poverty & inequality data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.49 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,530 (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 revenues vs income inequality 37.14 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.157 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 2.64 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 12.76 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 million in 2021.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 102nd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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