Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Bosnia – Herzegovina in terms of export sales (selling), including Croatia, Germany, and Italy. The second lists top trade partners of Bosnia – Herzegovina regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Bosnia – Herzegovina.
Bosnia – Herzegovina Major Exports
Market Value: 3,254 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Croatia | 655,527 | 20.14 | 99.12 |
| 2 | Germany | 612,683 | 18.83 | 234.18 |
| 3 | Italy | 576,988 | 17.73 | 126.09 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 387,064 | 11.89 | (2.75) |
| 5 | Austria | 262,734 | 8.07 | 257.05 |
| 6 | Hungary | 142,870 | 4.39 | 137.53 |
| 7 | United States | 100,366 | 3.08 | 629.09 |
| 8 | Romania | 60,657 | 1.86 | 2,650.42 |
| 9 | France | 56,467 | 1.74 | 167.07 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 44,029 | 1.35 | 327.11 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 36,607 | 1.12 | 103.00 |
| 12 | Poland | 36,453 | 1.12 | 529.35 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 33,000 | 1.01 | NA |
| 14 | Macedonia | 28,856 | 0.89 | 113.92 |
| 15 | Sweden | 25,334 | 0.78 | 231.11 |
| 16 | Spain | 20,884 | 0.64 | 66.39 |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 19,587 | 0.60 | 97.69 |
| 18 | Belgium | 18,920 | 0.58 | 254.77 |
| 19 | Switzerland | 18,031 | 0.55 | (71.17) |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 15,608 | 0.48 | 1,273.10 |
| 21 | Egypt | 14,006 | 0.43 | 154.98 |
| 22 | Libya | 13,450 | 0.41 | 877.28 |
| 23 | Algeria | 11,913 | 0.37 | 4,696.23 |
| 24 | Slovakia | 10,782 | 0.33 | 204.36 |
| 25 | Albania | 8,977 | 0.28 | 211.95 |
| 26 | Ukraine | 7,823 | 0.24 | 1,090.53 |
| 27 | Russia | 7,344 | 0.23 | 1,657.77 |
| 28 | Morocco | 5,656 | 0.17 | 3,272.68 |
| 29 | Portugal | 5,043 | 0.15 | 131.00 |
| 30 | Turkey | 4,798 | 0.15 | (69.55) |
| 31 | Norway | 2,928 | 0.09 | 206.57 |
| 32 | Seychelles | 2,008 | 0.06 | NA |
| 33 | Canada | 1,536 | 0.05 | (52.35) |
| 34 | Malaysia | 1,429 | 0.04 | 909.98 |
| 35 | China | 1,420 | 0.04 | 2,545.66 |
| 36 | Burma | 1,320 | 0.04 | NA |
Bosnia – Herzegovina Major Imports
Market Value: 7,907 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Croatia | 1,765,179 | 22.33 | 95.63 |
| 2 | Germany | 1,105,219 | 13.98 | 58.46 |
| 3 | Italy | 798,557 | 10.10 | 74.17 |
| 4 | Turkey | 511,420 | 6.47 | 369.88 |
| 5 | Hungary | 471,324 | 5.96 | 114.60 |
| 6 | Slovenia | 439,448 | 5.56 | (57.68) |
| 7 | China | 346,251 | 4.38 | 211.29 |
| 8 | United States | 327,816 | 4.15 | 386.19 |
| 9 | Austria | 279,235 | 3.53 | 20.61 |
| 10 | Russia | 243,763 | 3.08 | 116.56 |
| 11 | France | 176,553 | 2.23 | 88.94 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 161,980 | 2.05 | 297.74 |
| 13 | Brazil | 161,228 | 2.04 | 328.60 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 146,897 | 1.86 | NA |
| 15 | Poland | 97,923 | 1.24 | 12.64 |
| 16 | Switzerland | 88,097 | 1.11 | (0.45) |
| 17 | Netherlands | 74,996 | 0.95 | 26.75 |
| 18 | Macedonia | 74,973 | 0.95 | 153.71 |
| 19 | Romania | 69,175 | 0.87 | 66.85 |
| 20 | Japan | 57,952 | 0.73 | 71.23 |
| 21 | Greece | 57,259 | 0.72 | 83.14 |
| 22 | Slovakia | 49,107 | 0.62 | 50.99 |
| 23 | South Korea | 47,566 | 0.60 | 98.01 |
| 24 | Sweden | 46,722 | 0.59 | (38.79) |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 41,962 | 0.53 | 214.77 |
| 26 | Spain | 39,416 | 0.50 | 5.54 |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 37,087 | 0.47 | 11.64 |
| 28 | Belgium | 28,657 | 0.36 | (21.47) |
| 29 | Ireland | 22,498 | 0.28 | 57.82 |
| 30 | Ecuador | 22,230 | 0.28 | 54.01 |
| 31 | Colombia | 16,975 | 0.21 | 609.83 |
| 32 | Portugal | 14,700 | 0.19 | 819.47 |
| 33 | Thailand | 10,853 | 0.14 | 89.60 |
| 34 | India | 10,496 | 0.13 | 3.73 |
| 35 | Denmark | 10,407 | 0.13 | (35.69) |
| 36 | Vietnam | 8,629 | 0.11 | 480.21 |