Central bank governor Kemal Kozaric told reporters on Thursday the projection was optimistic but that it was the result of a thorough analysis of the situation in the country.
He said the national economy declined 0.5% in 2012 and that industrial output contracted 5.2% on the year, with the projection that this year it would rise 3%.
Gross domestic product in 2012 amounted to EUR 13.2 billion.
The average inflation was 2.1% and the central bank predicts it will be 2% this year.
Unemployment is expected to drop from 28% in 2012 to 27% this year.
The country's foreign debt is EUR 3.6 billion, accounting for 27.5% of GDP, and it is expected to reach EUR 3.8 billion this year.
The balance of payments deficit is EUR 1.2 billion or 9.4% of GDP.
The central bank's foreign reserves amount to EUR 3.3 billion.