World Bank Income Classification:Low Income
The World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.
Least Developed Country:Yes
Since 1971, the United Nations has recognized LDCs as a category of States that are deemed highly disadvantaged in their development process, for structural, historical and also geographical reasons. Three criteria are used: per capita income, human assets, and economic vulnerability.
Gender Inequality Index:0.575
GII is a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men, and vice-versa.
Gender Development Index:0.723
GDI measures gender inequalities in achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: health, education, and command over economic resources.
Population:209,497,025
Source of population data: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision
Male:19,976,265 (9.5%)
Female:189,520,760 (90.5%)
By 2025, people contribute to, and benefit from more accountable and transparent governance systems that deliver quality public services, and ensure rule of law
The strategic approach taken promotes the participation of women in governance structures and ensures a keen gender perspective in policy making and in processes related to EU integration, budgeting and resource allocation. Also, in embedding SDG commitments in budgets and enabling targeted planning and monitoring for SDG financing. UN Women will continue to address structural obstacles to women’s participation and promote gender sensitive actions and cooperation among the key actors with ability to address them, support close partnership between the gender institutional mechanisms and Directorate of European Integration and other institutions leading EU integration efforts at entity level to ensure the inclusion of a gender perspective and gender sensitive targeting in strategic priorities and allocation of IPA resources, and partner with Ministries of Finance and line ministries for integration of Gender Responsive Budgeting as a tool at all levels of planning and policy-making .
Number of amandments/initiatives and/or new GRB elements adopted in the legal and operational frameworks by governments
Number of training materials developed by Civil Service Agencies on GRB
Number of government institutions that implement participatory planning and budgeting to address identified needs and priorities of women and men
Number of MPs and local councilors who are involved in gender responsive budget monitoring
Number of people reached by media campaign
Number of people taking part in public discussions
Number of laws, regulations, and political party rules amended
- SDG Indicator 5.c.1
Number of countries demonstrating use of gender statistics, analysis, and policy relevant research (CO)
- Complementary Indicator UNICEF
SP 2.5.1a: Number of high-quality national gender equality action plans developed, costed and/or being implemented with UN-Women's support
SP 2.5.2: Number of finance ministries with capacities to integrate gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) in public finance management systems with UN-Women's support
SP 2.5.3: Number of national AIDS coordinating bodies and/or relevant sectoral ministries that have strengthened capacity to integrate gender-responsive actions into national HIV strategies, with UN-Women's support
SP 2.5.4a: Number of national women's machineries and women's organizations with capacities to advocate for gender-responsive budgets with UN-Women's support
SP 2.5.4b: Number of national women's machineries and women's organizations with capacities to advocate for gender-responsive budgets with UN-Women's support
SP 2.5.1b: Number of high-quality national gender equality action plans developed, costed and/or being implemented with UN-Women's support
Number of government institutions that implement participatory planning and budgeting to address identified needs and priorities of women and men
Number of high-quality national gender equality action plans developed, costed and/or being implemented with UN Women's support
Number of finance ministries with capacities to integrate gender-responsive budgeting in public finance management systems with UN Women's support
Change in capacity and knowledge of Civil Service Agencies to promote GRB capacity building
Number of improved guidelines and instructions issued by Ministry of Finance
Number of initiatives taken by local government to apply GRB in policy and budgetary making processes
Number of councilors that at least completed the basic and advanced training on GRB per year
Number of officials from oversight bodies with increased knowledge on GRB
Number of human-interest stories related to GRB published by media professionals trained by programme
Number of national partners with capacities to apply Gender Responsive Budgeting tools in the budget cycle (CO)
Number of election officials with capacities to design gender sensitive elections
Number of people taking part in public discussions
Availability of analysis on the correspondence of various reform and EU integration
Number of support activities linking GEA and DEI
Number of exchanges between the gender mechanisms in the Western Balkans region
Number of multi-stakeholder dialogue processes to promote engagement of governments with civil society and other partners to advance gender equality and women's empowerment (CO, RO, HQ)
Number of countries with national gender equality profiles developed and published with UN Women support and informing national priorities (CO)
Number of gender equality discussions raised by the MPs during central government policy and budget sessions
Number of civil society organizations with enhanced capacities to advocate for gender-responsive budgets
Number of thematic interagency mechanisms/teams that effectively address gender mainstreaming in priority areas (CO, RO, HQ)
GLOBAL/UNIT: Number of UN System coordination mechanisms in which UN-Women is actively engaged that drive progress on gender mainstreaming mandates and commitments at global, regional and country levels
Number of interagency products or services with a focus on gender equality and women's empowerment developed and made available (CO, RO, HQ)
Percentage of UN Joint-Programmes with a focus on gender equality in which UN-Women participates as a Participating United Nations Organization (derived from QCPR indicator 1.4.17) (CO, RO)
By 2025, people contribute to, and benefit from more accountable and transparent governance systems that deliver quality public services, and ensure rule of law
Throughout the year progress was made in regard to achieving this outcome as a result of multiple interventions in the area of gender responsive programming and budgeting, implementation of national and international normative commitments, and the country’s path to EU accession, while utilizing coordination mandate and promoting accountability for the implementation of gender equality commitments. Government institutions made progress in implementing gender-responsive policy making, budgeting and integration of EU gender equality and women’s empowerment commitments, notable from continuous annual budget allocations to gender equality in BiH (1.45% at the level of BiH institutions; 5.79% in FBiH; and 6.39% in RS); increased development and use of gender statistics, notable from development of key statistical resources (Women and Men in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021 and Moving towards the Gender Equality Index Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022); and contribution to more meaningful and systematic approach to implementation of international and national normative commitments on gender equality, notable from development of a framework monitoring tool to implement CEDAW, UNSCR 1325, BiH Gender Action Plan. UN Women contributed to these changes through intensive advocacy and advisory work in the area of gender responsive governance in BiH. This included regional programs and exchanges, strategic guidance and gender analyses, local and regional trainings, and advocating with key ministries and institutions to effectively contribute to these changes. UNDP and the key government institutions in BiH, including gender institutional mechanisms, ministries of finance and supreme audit institutions, partnered with UN Women to achieve these results.Disclaimer and notes
References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).