EU 9.29
· European ranking
2 / 35
Up 14 positions compared with previous year
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Housing Affordability
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2023
27.90% of population
EU 9.29 · +18.6 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people living in households where total housing costs exceed 40% of disposable household income.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Housing cost overburden rate ilc_lvho07_r
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At a glance
Bosnia and Herzegovina performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Housing cost overburden rate, with a large gap. The trend context points to change in the latest available interval. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Bosnia and Herzegovina
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Housing burden stands clearly worse than the European benchmark: 27.9% versus 9.3% in 2023, a large gap of 18.6 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the latest available interval shows deterioration: the value moved from 8.00% in 2022 to 27.90% in 2023.
Reading within the topic
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Housing & Energy Stress shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.