Bosnia and Herzegovina

In 2022, though current value increased, constant value fell and volume sales were stagnant. Several factors led to this muted performance. The war in Ukraine had a negative impact, with the resultant energy crisis leading to soaring inflation. In…

Wipes are greatly benefitting from a bigger focus on personal and home hygiene following the pandemic. Strong inflation has also been a key factor driving current value sales into double-digit growth in 2022. Both personal and home care wipes are…

Bleach is not a popular home care product in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as there is a myriad of other products available that are just as effective but not as toxic. There is also constant innovation in other home care products, whereas there is also…

Though dishwashing care registered double-digit current value growth, volume sales fell. The war in Ukraine had a negative impact, with the resultant energy crisis leading to soaring inflation. This led to a degree of trading down. In addition, with…

Sanitary protection achieved strong current value growth in 2022, amidst rising unit prices and rampant inflation. With consumers facing rising costs of living, consumer demand has weakened considerably, driving retail volume sales into decline.…

Home insecticides is mainly a seasonal, functional product and the main driver of volume sales each year is the size of the insect population. In 2022, there was a drop in volume sales of spray/ aerosols, as consumers looked for less toxic products,…

In 2022, though there was double-digit growth in current value sales of home care in Bosnia and Herzegovina, constant value sales fell, with volume sales only increasing marginally. Several factors led to this muted performance. The war in Ukraine…

Retail adult incontinence experienced moderate retail volume decline amidst higher unit prices in 2022. Inflation rose substantially in Bosnia & Herzegovina and this impacted unit prices of retail adult incontinence, causing demand to decline. Older…

Like most countries in the region, Bosnia and Herzegovina saw double-digit inflation in 2022 which triggered significant unit price increases in tissue and hygiene products. These price increases had a notable impact on the tissue and hygiene…

Retail tissue witnessed double-digit current value growth in 2022, due to the significant unit price increases caused by higher inflation. However, consumer demand weakened and pushed volume sales into decline, although much of this relates to toilet…

Though toilet care registered double-digit current value growth, constant value sales fell, and volume growth was also quite modest, but positive. The war in Ukraine had a negative impact, with the resultant energy crisis leading to soaring…

Though laundry care registered double-digit current value growth, constant value sales fell. The war in Ukraine had a negative impact, with the resultant energy crisis leading to soaring inflation. In addition, with the height of the pandemic having…

Though air care registered double-digit current value growth, constant value sales fell slightly. That being said, volume growth was positive and air care remained a significant product area. However, the war in Ukraine had a negative impact, with…

The performance of nappies/diapers/pants category is shaped by demographic trends with population decline in Bosnia and Herzegovina hampering retail volume growth. Nappies/diapers has been saturated for some time and faces limited future growth…

Though surface care registered double-digit current value growth, constant value sales fell. The war in Ukraine had a negative impact, with the resultant energy crisis leading to soaring inflation. In addition, with the height of the pandemic having…

Gum overall continues to see only negative volume growth in 2022, and minimal current value growth. Gum suffered during and just after the pandemic as impulse buys and consumption outside of the home remained low. Home seclusion trends and face masks…

Concentrates continue to fall out of favour with consumers in Bosnia and Herzegovina resulting in a decline in retail volume sales in 2022s. Prior to the pandemic, both liquid and powder concentrates were seeing declining volume sales, although…

Tea culture in Bosnia and Herzegovina is somewhat underdeveloped meaning unlike coffee, tea performed negatively in response to the pandemic. In 2022, tea is making a recovery in retail volume terms with many consumers moving back to black tea in…

After having declined sharply in 2020 due to the prolonged closure of foodservice outlets during COVID-19 lockdowns, on-trade volume sales of RTDs rebounded at a very impressive pace in 2021 as consumers in Bosnia and Herzegovina began regularly…

Retailing in Bosnia and Herzegovina remained affected by the political and economic situation in the country. Bosnia and Herzegovina ended 2021 in its biggest crisis since the Balkan Wars, 2022 is awaited with great uncertainty. Bosnia and…