“The number of tourist arrivals in 2025 increased by 4.4% compared to 2024, while the number of overnight stays rose by 2.6%,” said the director of the Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics, Darko Milunović.
In 2025, Republika Srpska recorded 514,740 tourist arrivals and 1,207,068 overnight stays, thereby breaking the previous year’s record of 1,176,689 overnight stays. This marks the fourth consecutive year with a record number of overnight stays in Republika Srpska.
“Tourism represents one of the most vital branches of the economy in Republika Srpska, which has achieved record indicators for four consecutive years. In 2021, fewer than 750,000 overnight stays were recorded, followed by significant growth. In 2022, more than one million overnight stays were recorded for the first time, and in the previous year more than 1.2 million. Positive indicators are also visible in employment figures and gross domestic product, suggesting that similar trends may continue in the coming period,” Milunović emphasized.
In 2025, domestic tourists recorded 206,133 arrivals, while foreign tourists accounted for 308,607 arrivals. Domestic tourists realized 517,384 overnight stays, while foreign tourists recorded 689,684 overnight stays. Compared to 2024, overnight stays by domestic tourists increased by 7.9%, while overnight stays by foreign tourists decreased by 1.1%.
The highest number of overnight stays was recorded by tourists from Serbia (202,996), followed by Croatia (155,536), Slovenia (89,378), Türkiye (36,422), and Montenegro (33,474).
By type of tourist destination, 579,304 overnight stays were recorded in other tourist destinations, 403,412 in spa resorts, 144,135 in mountain resorts, and 80,217 overnight stays in other locations.
Out of the total number, 1,097,525 overnight stays were recorded in hotels and similar accommodation, 86,974 in health resorts, 16,724 in camps and camping areas, and 5,845 in holiday resorts and similar short-stay facilities.
As of September 30, 2025, employment in accommodation, food preparation and serving activities—hospitality and catering—amounted to 13,530 employees, representing 4.7% of total employment in Republika Srpska (290,121).
In 2024, accommodation, food preparation and serving activities—hospitality and catering—accounted for 1.3% of the gross domestic product of Republika Srpska and recorded a real growth rate of 7.3% compared to 2023.
Source: See Srpska
