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Bosnia and Herzegovina - General economic indicators
| Indicators |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| GDP, USD bln |
2.7 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
N/A |
| GDP per capita, USD |
730 |
865 |
1,089 |
1,105 |
1.042 |
N/A |
| GDP, % change |
86.0 |
40.0 |
13.0 |
9.0 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
| Real GDP growth rate, % |
69.0 |
30.0 |
18.0 |
15.0 |
10.0 |
N/A |
| Industrial production growth rate, % |
- |
- |
35.0 |
1.6 2 10.6 1 |
3.8 |
N/A |
| Annual inflation rate, % |
- |
10.8° |
7.9° |
6.5 1 1.0 2 |
2.0 1 8.0 2 |
1.7 1 6.0 2 |
| Annual unemployment rate, % |
- |
45.0 |
35.0 |
31.0 |
40.0 |
38.0 |
| Average monthly net salary, USD |
92 |
176 |
182 |
164 |
172 |
186 |
| Current account balance, mln USD |
-748 |
-1060 |
-790 |
-971 |
-878 |
-700 |
| Gross external debt stock, end of year, USD bln |
3.7 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
| Exchange rate of KM3for 1 USD, end of year |
- |
1.7757 |
1.6800 |
1.9330 |
2.1064 |
2.2167 |
Source: Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, EBRD, Federal Office of Statistics, Institute for Statistics RS, USAID
Notes:1 Federation only 2RS only 3KM = Convertible Mark (1 KM = 1 DEM)
Operational costs
| Cost |
FBiH |
RS |
| Monthly salary, average, year 2001, KM |
458 |
332 |
| Nominal salary growth, year 2001, % |
11 |
7.8 |
| Corporate tax rate, |
30 |
10 |
| Personal income tax, year 2002, % |
10 |
| Sales Tax on Goods, year 2002, % |
20 or 10, depending on type of goods |
18 or 8, depending on type of goods |
| Sales Tax on Services, year 2002, % |
10 |
8 |
| Office rent, average, KM per sq m/month, year 2001 |
18-40 in Sarajevo |
18-50 in Banja Luka |
| Price of land, year 2001 average |
Real estate prices vary significantly and are very location specific. Prices of industrial land within 20 km of an airport are around KM 100 per m² in Federation and much lower in Republika Srpska. |
| Water charges (industrial users) in, KM per m3, year 2002 |
2.5 in Sarajevo |
0.41 in Banja Luka |
| Telephone installation charge, KM, year 2002 |
292 |
| Telephone transfer charges, KM, year 2002 |
Peak: 0.08-0.23; Off peak: 0.04-0.12 |
| International phone call from BiH per 1 min, KM, year 2002 |
Peak: 0.55-4.18; Off peak: 0.55-4.18 |
| Electricity Prices per kWh (year 2002), KM |
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| Electricity for industrial use, year 2002 |
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| Summer rates: |
8.92-17.84 |
| Winter rates: |
13.38-20.76 |
| Electicity for household use, year 2002 |
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| Summer rates: |
4.05- 8.10 |
| Winter rates: |
6.08-12.16 |
| Motor fuel (year 2002), KM |
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| Gasoline A-95H unleaded, year 2002 |
1.46 |
| Diesel fuel, year 2002 |
1.25 |
| Natural gas, KM per m3, year 2002 |
0.51 |
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