Retail value sales of plant-based dairy are seeing healthy growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025, driven by health trends and consumer demand for animal-free products, either due to lactose intolerance or for ethical reasons. Plant-based milk is the strongest category, with soy drinks notable. Ho ...

Dairy products and alternatives is maintaining positive value sales in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025, thanks to strong innovation efforts from the leading players, resulting in new products which capture the attention of local consumers as they align with trending lifestyles and diets. Local consum ...

Value sales of baby food are maintaining positive growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025, despite sluggish birth rates. Consumers are increasingly focussing on better-for-their babies’ foods, being those which contain no artificial additives, and no or fewer preservatives, colourings, or sweetener ...

Drinking milk products are maintaining positive value sales in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025. Consumer demand for drinking milk is stable in the country and, in combination with moderately rising product prices amidst the lingering impact of the inflation, this results in solid value growth. Health ...

Yoghurt and sour milk products is seeing healthy value sales in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025. This is being driven by evolving consumer preferences in line with health and nutrition trends, and the increased use of yoghurt and sour milk products in the contemporary diets of health-conscious consum ...

Other dairy is maintaining healthy growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025, driven by stable consumer demand. Strong innovations and consumer desire for novel products also enhance impulse purchases, particularly in chilled snacks and chilled and shelf stable desserts. This widespread popularity of ...

Cheese continues to witness healthy value growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025, thanks to constant innovation efforts in new improved products, product types, and packaging. The premiumisation of cheese also continues, with new international brands entering the country and offering innovative pr ...

Value sales of butter and spreads maintain positive growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025, led by butter. Indeed, butter is benefitting from health and wellness trends, being increasingly viewed as the healthier option compared to the more processed margarine and spreads. Nonetheless, margarine a ...

The 2023 report on the Bosnia and Herzegovina passenger cars market provides a comprehensive overview of the country’s vehicle fleet and registration trends. It presents the number of new passenger cars by type of engine fuel in 2023 and tracks the share of alternative fuel vehicles among new regist ...

While current value is expected to increase in sugar confectionery in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025, volume sales are expected to decline marginally. This is partly due to population decline, but also due to rising concern about the high sugar content in sugar confectionery. Boilet sweets continue ...

Savoury snacks is expected register moderate current value growth and some volume growth in in Bosnian and Herzegovina in 2025. Potato chips continue to account for most value sales, with other popular offerings being in descending orders in terms of value sales – nuts, seeds and trail mixes, puffed ...

Ice cream is expected to be the best performing snack in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025, with both healthy current value and volume growth. Flavour innovation, as well as increasing premiumisation, boosts value sales, with global brands increasing their penetration. Brands such as Oreo, Milka and Ha ...

Gum is expected to register moderate current value growth, though volume sales remain static, partly due to continuing population decline. Chewing gum continues to account for most value sales and is also expected to register the highest value growth. Breath freshening is one of the key drivers of s ...

Chocolate confectionery is expected to register healthy current value growth in 2025 and continues to be the most popular snack in terms of value sales in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In spite of price rises, due to soaring prices of cocoa globally, as a result of poor harvests, there is still appetite f ...

Sweet biscuits, fruit snacks and snacks bars is expected to register moderate current value and volume growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024. There is also clear indication that consumers are looking for healthier options. For instance, protein/energy bars gain the most value and volume share, th ...

The picture is expected to be generally positive for snacks in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2025. With inflation under control, there is expected to be moderate current value growth. However, volume growth is expected to be muted, as continuing population decline, due to high levels of emigration and a ...

The beer market in Bosnia and Herzegovina was relatively saturated in 2024, resulting in minimal volume growth. This stagnation was further impacted by the lingering effects of inflation and moderate price increases across all beer categories. While mainstream beers face limited opportunities for si ...

Cider/perry posted robust volume and current value growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024, largely fuelled by the success of Somersby, the leading regular cider/perry brand distributed by Carlsberg BH doo. Its continued popularity supported by stable consumer demand and ongoing product price incre ...

In 2024, RTDs experienced robust growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina both volume and current value terms, primarily propelled by the exceptional performance of Finnish company Olvi Oyj. The player’s spirit-based RTD brands have gained significant traction, blending alcohol with flavoured fruit juices t ...

Volume sales of alcoholic drinks in Bosnia and Herzegovina experienced modest growth in 2024, despite ongoing price sensitivity. Consumers, facing limited disposable incomes, focused on affordability, leading to cautious spending patterns. In addition, current value growth was slower compared to pre ...

By 2024, most spirits in Bosnia and Herzegovina had reached maturity, offering limited room for expansion. Volume growth was also tempered by negative demographic trends, responsible drinking attitudes, and the growing influence of health and wellness concerns, particularly among younger consumers. ...

Wine continued to outperform beer in terms of total volume growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024, with the latter remaining a mature category with limited growth potential. Consumers show increasing interest in high-quality domestic, regional, and international wines, fuelling robust value growth ...

Volume sales of cigarettes in Bosnia and Herzegovina experienced marginal decline in 2024, driven by a continued decrease in smoking prevalence, persistently high levels of illicit trade, and an ongoing consumer shift toward non-combustible tobacco products. The category continues to be significantl ...

In 2024, volume sales of cigarettes in Bosnia and Herzegovina experienced a moderate decline, largely driven by the ongoing decrease in smoking prevalence. The category’s performance was further impacted by the high level of illicit trade, which steals significant share from legal tobacco sales in t ...

With increased health awareness and the growing preference for products that are perceived to have fewer health risks, especially amongst younger consumers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, e-vapour and heated tobacco products had another strong year in 2024. Enjoying stable demand from a loyal consumer ba ...