Governance at a glance
- Government
- Federal republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 34/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 56.3/100 #86
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.498
- HDI
- 0.804
- Regional blocs
- CEFTA
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Federal republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina | Christian Schmidt |
| Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ε½eljko KomΕ‘iΔ |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.2/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 13.5/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 0.8% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 34 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.498
- Liberal
- 0.339
- Participatory
- 0.298
- Deliberative
- 0.329
- Egalitarian
- 0.359
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 56.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #86 / 180
- Rank change
- -5 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #89
- 45.7
- Economic #108
- 37.9
- Legal #67
- 67.5
- Social #85
- 61.4
- Safety #105
- 69.2
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56.3 | 86 | 45.7 | 37.9 | 67.5 | 61.4 | 69.2 |
| 2024 | 58.9 | 81 | 44.5 | 40.3 | 67.4 | 58.9 | 83.1 |
| 2023 | 65.4 | 64 | 55.3 | 45.1 | 77.5 | 71.0 | 78.2 |
| 2022 | 65.6 | 67 | 61.6 | 40.2 | 79.6 | 71.9 | 75.0 |
| 2021 | 71.7 | 58 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2020 | 71.5 | 58 | - | - | - | - | 75.2 |
| 2019 | 71.0 | 63 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 72.6 | 62 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 72.2 | 65 | - | - | - | - | 78.0 |
| 2016 | 71.6 | 68 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 72.5 | 66 | - | - | - | - | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 73.1 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 73.1 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 19.5 | 59 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 13.5 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 10.5 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 8.0 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 11.2 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 5.0 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 7.0 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |