Income per Person (GDP per capita, PPP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

At MYRIAD, we look at the statistics of human lives to understand the material reality of existence. For Bosnia and Herzegovina, average yearly economic output per person, adjusted for purchasing power, tells a profound story. Every value is a statistical fact about the lives actually lived there, tracking how human capabilities and resources have evolved across three centuries.

The historical arc moves steadily upward from the 1800s estimate of 2,000 intl-$ through the decades. In 1900 it was 4,500 intl-$. The figures progressed through the 1950s at 7,000, reaching the 1980s at 17,000. In the 2020s, income per person (gdp per capita, ppp) in Bosnia and Herzegovina stands at 38,000 intl-$ — ranking #31 of 157 countries. Projections extend this trajectory into the future, reaching 116,243 by the 2100s projection.

If you were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina across different eras, your economic world would be vastly different, shifting from the 1800s estimate of 2,000 intl-$ to the 2020s standing of 38,000 intl-$. These figures define the shifting boundaries of material possibility for generations of citizens.

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