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Bosnia and Herzegovina tourism statistics

Bosnia and Herzegovina, 560,221 nights in August

Monthly arrivals, nights, spend since 2008, with 9 worked statistics. Latest 2026-08, 2 months behind.

+4.5%vs Aug 2025
2.9mYear to date
2008Figures since
2 moBehind
Where Bosnia and Herzegovina stands, August 2026

Bosnia and Herzegovina logs its highest August nights on record

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%.

Written from the figures on 16 October 2026Every number checked against the dataNext update when September is published

At a glance

Latest monthAugust 2026
Nights560,221
On a year+4.5%
Against August 2019123.1%
Year to date, on a year+2.4%
Growth rank in Europe2 of 5
Best month on recordAugust 2026
Trust gradeA, 100
Jet fuel, a gallon$3.72+84.0% on a year/v1/fuel
Growth 20262.3%projected/v1/economy/BA
This brief, its figures, rivals and outlook as data: GET /v1/countries/BA/briefAnalyst

Tourist nights in Bosnia and Herzegovina: total, and the change on a year

NightsThe year beforeChange on a year, %
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Bosnia and Herzegovina against its rivals

Click a country to swap it, or remove it with the cross. Up to six alongside Bosnia and Herzegovina.As data: GET /v1/compare?country=BADeveloper
CountryLatestFigureOn a yearVs 2019Year to dateRivalry with Bosnia and Herzegovina

The last six months

MonthNightsOn a yearVs 2019Vs 3-year average
Aug 2026560,221+4.5%123.1%+4.4%
Jul 2026510,876+5.5%120.4%+3.5%
Jun 2026388,414-5.9%110.8%-0.2%
May 2026409,674+0.9%143.0%+10.4%
Apr 2026324,184+0.4%112.8%+13.4%
Mar 2026228,214+10.1%115.3%+7.6%

The next three months

September+2.8%394K to 479K
October+0.0%0.00M to 0.00MIntel
November+0.0%0.00M to 0.00MIntel

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

6 destinations chasing the same travellers

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

Croatia14.1%
Turkey12.9%
Serbia11.8%
Slovenia5.7%
China5.2%
Twelve months 2025-09 to 2026-08Intel
Recovery against 2019123%August 2026 against the same month of 2019, the year before the pandemic.Analyst
Forecast, next 12 months4.3m80% range 3.3m to 5.5m. Back-tested error 2.7%.Intel
Market concentrationHHI 667The top three markets bring 39% of arrivals.Intel

What is held for Bosnia and Herzegovina

MeasureFrequencyBreakdownSeriesFromLatest
NightsMonthlyTotal1322008-012026-08
SpendQuarterlyTotal82001-Q12026-Q1
SpendQuarterlyPurpose22001-Q12026-Q1
SpendAnnualTotal819982025
SpendAnnualPurpose219982025

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"

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