Monthly arrivals, nights, spend since 2008, with 9 worked statistics. Latest 2026-08, 2 months behind.
August 2026 brought 560,221 nights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest figure for this calendar month on record. The total was up 4.5% on the year before and stood at 123.1% of August 2019. The year to date ran 2.4% above the same months a year earlier, with two months in a row now above the previous year. July 2026 reached 510,876, up 5.5% on the year, while June 2026 fell 5.9% to 388,414. Earlier months were mixed, with March 2026 up 10.1% at 228,214.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked second by year on year change among five regional countries with August data. Slovenia, by contrast, rose 10.9% on the year in July 2026, while Montenegro was up 5.5% and Croatia rose 2.2% in the same month. Greece recorded a 2.9% increase in July 2026 and North Macedonia fell 6.1%. Turkey was down 5.2% in June 2026.
The wider backdrop in August 2026 showed jet fuel at $3.72 a gallon, up 84.0% on the year. Economic growth for 2026 was projected at 2.3%. Forward indicators pointed to further gains, with September 2026 forecast up 2.8% on the year, October 2026 up 2.0%, and November 2026 up 0.4%.
At a glance
| Latest month | August 2026 |
| Nights | 560,221 |
| On a year | +4.5% |
| Against August 2019 | 123.1% |
| Year to date, on a year | +2.4% |
| Growth rank in Europe | 2 of 5 |
| Best month on record | August 2026 |
| Trust grade | A, 100 |
GET /v1/countries/BA/briefAnalystTourist nights in Bosnia and Herzegovina: total, and the change on a year
Bosnia and Herzegovina against its rivals
GET /v1/compare?country=BADeveloper| Country | Latest | Figure | On a year | Vs 2019 | Year to date | Rivalry with Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|
The last six months
| Month | Nights | On a year | Vs 2019 | Vs 3-year average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 560,221 | +4.5% | 123.1% | +4.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 510,876 | +5.5% | 120.4% | +3.5% |
| Jun 2026 | 388,414 | -5.9% | 110.8% | -0.2% |
| May 2026 | 409,674 | +0.9% | 143.0% | +10.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 324,184 | +0.4% | 112.8% | +13.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 228,214 | +10.1% | 115.3% | +7.6% |
The next three months
Each country's own model, remade every night as figures arrive, with an 80% range. The first month is free to see; the rest come with Intel.
Who Bosnia and Herzegovina competes with for visitors
Ranked by how much of their visitors come from the same markets, how alike their seasons are, and how close they are in size. Open any of them to see its own rivals.
Rivalry is worked out from the figures each destination publishes and is remade every day. As data: /v1/countries/BA/rivals, on Developer and up.
Top origin markets, share of arrivals
What is held for Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Measure | Frequency | Breakdown | Series | From | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nights | Monthly | Total | 132 | 2008-01 | 2026-08 |
| Spend | Quarterly | Total | 8 | 2001-Q1 | 2026-Q1 |
| Spend | Quarterly | Purpose | 2 | 2001-Q1 | 2026-Q1 |
| Spend | Annual | Total | 8 | 1998 | 2025 |
| Spend | Annual | Purpose | 2 | 1998 | 2025 |
Monthly nights: 100.0% of months held since 2008, none missing. See every month
Get Bosnia and Herzegovina in one call
# every nights month, Developer plan curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/nights?country=BA" \ -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY" # the whole country in one file, Intel plan curl -o ba.csv "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/bulk/BA.csv" \ -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"