Serbia in figures
Back to SerbiaSerbia's series start from government debt equal to 200.6% of GDP in 2000 and a 95.0% rise in consumer prices in 2001. Debt was down to 29.4% of GDP by 2008. The economy reached $100.0 billion in current dollars in 2025, while the population fell in every year to 6,549,143 in 2025.
GDP
$100.0 bn
2025
from $7.3 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$15 262
2025
from $975 in 2000
Real growth
2.0%
2025
from 6.1% in 2000
Inflation
3.9%
2025
from 71.1% in 2000
Unemployment
7.1%
2025
from 12.6% in 2000
Government debt
42.4%of GDP
2025
from 200.6% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Serbia's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Every year from 2000 to 2008 brought growth of between 3.9% and 7.8%. Then output fell 3.1% in 2009. The next five years brought growth of 0.1% in 2011 and falls of 0.4% in 2012 and 1.8% in 2014. The fastest year was 2021, at 8.0%; growth was 2.0% in 2025, and the IMF projected 2.8% for 2026 and 3.5% from 2027. GDP per person at purchasing power rose from $6,416 in 2000 to $33,910 in 2025. The share of agriculture, forestry and fishing in GDP fell from 14.7% in 2000 to 3.3% in 2025. Manufacturing fell from 28.1% of GDP in 2000 to 12.7% in 2024, and services rose from 42.2% in 2000 to 59.7% in 2025. Industry, construction included, accounted for 22.3% in 2025.
$100.0 bn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $100.0 bn |
| 2024 | $90.1 bn |
| 2023 | $81.3 bn |
| 2022 | $66.8 bn |
| 2021 | $66.2 bn |
| 2020 | $55.9 bn |
| 2019 | $53.9 bn |
| 2018 | $52.8 bn |
| 2017 | $46.0 bn |
| 2016 | $42.2 bn |
| 2015 | $41.3 bn |
| 2014 | $49.1 bn |
| 2013 | $50.5 bn |
| 2012 | $45.1 bn |
| 2011 | $51.3 bn |
| 2010 | $43.5 bn |
| 2009 | $47.0 bn |
| 2008 | $54.2 bn |
| 2007 | $44.9 bn |
| 2006 | $33.3 bn |
| 2005 | $28.3 bn |
| 2004 | $26.8 bn |
| 2003 | $23.6 bn |
| 2002 | $17.9 bn |
| 2001 | $13.6 bn |
| 2000 | $7.3 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
2.0%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 3.5% |
| 2030 (projection) | 3.5% |
| 2029 (projection) | 3.5% |
| 2028 (projection) | 3.5% |
| 2027 (projection) | 3.5% |
| 2026 (projection) | 2.8% |
| 2025 | 2.0% |
| 2024 | 4.0% |
| 2023 | 3.8% |
| 2022 | 2.7% |
| 2021 | 8.0% |
| 2020 | −0.9% |
| 2019 | 4.8% |
| 2018 | 4.7% |
| 2017 | 2.4% |
| 2016 | 3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% |
| 2014 | −1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% |
| 2012 | −0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.6% |
| 2009 | −3.1% |
| 2008 | 5.2% |
| 2007 | 7.8% |
| 2006 | 3.9% |
| 2005 | 5.9% |
| 2004 | 6.7% |
| 2003 | 4.6% |
| 2002 | 6.5% |
| 2001 | 6.8% |
| 2000 | 6.1% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$15 2622025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15 262 | $33 910 |
| 2024 | $13 678 | $32 832 |
| 2023 | $12 282 | $29 777 |
| 2022 | $10 025 | $26 143 |
| 2021 | $9 681 | $23 406 |
| 2020 | $8 099 | $21 013 |
| 2019 | $7 756 | $20 587 |
| 2018 | $7 560 | $18 469 |
| 2017 | $6 548 | $17 285 |
| 2016 | $5 982 | $16 455 |
| 2015 | $5 820 | $15 546 |
| 2014 | $6 887 | $15 296 |
| 2013 | $7 040 | $15 247 |
| 2012 | $6 263 | $14 506 |
| 2011 | $7 082 | $14 298 |
| 2010 | $5 971 | $13 320 |
| 2009 | $6 414 | $13 038 |
| 2008 | $7 377 | $13 123 |
| 2007 | $6 081 | $11 685 |
| 2006 | $4 493 | $10 463 |
| 2005 | $3 808 | $9 398 |
| 2004 | $3 597 | $8 715 |
| 2003 | $3 154 | $8 023 |
| 2002 | $2 391 | $7 563 |
| 2001 | $1 812 | $6 803 |
| 2000 | $975 | $6 416 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Inflation dropped from 95.0% in 2001 to 19.5% in 2002. It did not stay down. It returned to double figures at 16.1% in 2005 and 12.4% in 2008, and reached its low of 1.1% in 2016. Consumer prices went up 12.0% in 2022 and 12.4% in 2023, and 3.9% in 2025. Joblessness hit 24.0% in 2012 and fell to 7.1% in 2025, its lowest; among people aged 15 to 24 it went from 51.2% to 20.9% over those years.
3.9%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2027 (projection) | 4.9% |
| 2026 (projection) | 5.2% |
| 2025 | 3.9% |
| 2024 | 4.7% |
| 2023 | 12.4% |
| 2022 | 12.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.1% |
| 2013 | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 7.3% |
| 2011 | 11.1% |
| 2010 | 6.1% |
| 2009 | 8.1% |
| 2008 | 12.4% |
| 2007 | 6.4% |
| 2006 | 11.7% |
| 2005 | 16.1% |
| 2004 | 11.0% |
| 2003 | 9.9% |
| 2002 | 19.5% |
| 2001 | 95.0% |
| 2000 | 71.1% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
7.1%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.1% | 20.9% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | 21.4% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | 24.1% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | 23.3% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | 24.5% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | 26.6% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | 27.5% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | 29.7% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | 31.9% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | 35.0% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | 43.2% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | 47.6% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | 49.5% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | 51.2% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | 51.2% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | 46.4% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | 41.4% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | 35.1% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | 43.6% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | 48.0% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | 47.1% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | 41.7% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | 35.1% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | 31.3% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | 28.7% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | 28.0% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports equalled 8.2% of GDP in 2000 and imports 12.9%; in 2001 they were 19.7% and 34.2%. Both peaked in 2022, at 60.7% and 71.2%. In 2025 exports came to 54.3% of GDP and imports to 58.6%. The current account deficit reached 19.4% of GDP in 2008 and was 4.9% in 2025.
54.3%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.3% | 58.6% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | 58.1% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | 59.4% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | 71.2% |
| 2021 | 52.3% | 60.0% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | 54.2% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | 58.6% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | 56.9% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | 54.6% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | 51.2% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | 50.1% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | 48.1% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | 46.1% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | 47.6% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | 44.0% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | 42.7% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | 38.2% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | 48.4% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | 46.5% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | 46.6% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | 44.4% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | 47.8% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | 36.2% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | 35.1% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | 34.2% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | 12.9% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
−4.9%2025
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −4.9% |
| 2024 | −4.6% |
| 2023 | −2.4% |
| 2022 | −6.7% |
| 2021 | −4.0% |
| 2020 | −3.9% |
| 2019 | −6.6% |
| 2018 | −4.7% |
| 2017 | −5.0% |
| 2016 | −2.8% |
| 2015 | −3.3% |
| 2014 | −5.4% |
| 2013 | −5.5% |
| 2012 | −10.5% |
| 2011 | −9.9% |
| 2010 | −6.2% |
| 2009 | −6.0% |
| 2008 | −19.4% |
| 2007 | −16.8% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
3.9%2025
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.9% |
| 2024 | 6.2% |
| 2023 | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 7.0% |
| 2020 | 6.2% |
| 2019 | 7.9% |
| 2018 | 7.7% |
| 2017 | 6.3% |
| 2016 | 5.6% |
| 2015 | 5.7% |
| 2014 | 4.1% |
| 2013 | 4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8% |
| 2011 | 9.6% |
| 2010 | 3.9% |
| 2009 | 6.2% |
| 2008 | 7.5% |
| 2007 | 9.8% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
Debt dropped from 200.6% of GDP in 2000 to 29.4% in 2008, climbed to 67.1% in 2015 and was 42.4% in 2025. The IMF projected little change. For 2031 it projected 42.1%. In 2017 the budget showed a surplus of 1.3% of GDP; in 2020 the deficit was 6.9%. Taxes brought in 23.9% of GDP in 2022, against 20.5% in 2007.
42.4%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 42.1% |
| 2030 (projection) | 42.4% |
| 2029 (projection) | 42.6% |
| 2028 (projection) | 42.7% |
| 2027 (projection) | 43.0% |
| 2026 (projection) | 42.6% |
| 2025 | 42.4% |
| 2024 | 44.1% |
| 2023 | 45.7% |
| 2022 | 50.9% |
| 2021 | 53.6% |
| 2020 | 54.3% |
| 2019 | 49.5% |
| 2018 | 51.1% |
| 2017 | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 65.0% |
| 2015 | 67.1% |
| 2014 | 63.5% |
| 2013 | 61.2% |
| 2012 | 58.0% |
| 2011 | 46.0% |
| 2010 | 42.4% |
| 2009 | 35.3% |
| 2008 | 29.4% |
| 2007 | 30.0% |
| 2006 | 37.0% |
| 2005 | 50.1% |
| 2004 | 57.6% |
| 2003 | 64.4% |
| 2002 | 68.4% |
| 2001 | 95.9% |
| 2000 | 200.6% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−2.2%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −1.9% |
| 2030 (projection) | −1.9% |
| 2029 (projection) | −2.4% |
| 2028 (projection) | −2.5% |
| 2027 (projection) | −2.9% |
| 2026 (projection) | −2.9% |
| 2025 | −2.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
| 2023 | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −0.1% |
| 2021 | −3.2% |
| 2020 | −6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3% |
| 2016 | −1.1% |
| 2015 | −3.2% |
| 2014 | −5.6% |
| 2013 | −4.8% |
| 2012 | −6.1% |
| 2011 | −3.8% |
| 2010 | −3.3% |
| 2009 | −3.3% |
| 2008 | −4.3% |
| 2007 | −0.8% |
| 2006 | −0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% |
| 2003 | −2.4% |
| 2002 | −2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3% |
| 2000 | −0.1% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
23.9%2022
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.9% |
| 2021 | 19.7% |
| 2020 | 22.4% |
| 2019 | 23.0% |
| 2018 | 22.6% |
| 2017 | 23.1% |
| 2016 | 22.4% |
| 2015 | 21.5% |
| 2014 | 21.1% |
| 2013 | 20.0% |
| 2012 | 17.8% |
| 2011 | 18.3% |
| 2010 | 19.4% |
| 2009 | 19.2% |
| 2008 | 20.4% |
| 2007 | 20.5% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Serbia
The population fell every year. World Bank estimates put it at 7,516,346 in 2000 and 6,549,143 in 2025, and the steepest fall, 2.5%, came in 2022. Net migration was negative from 2012 to 2021, with an outflow of 18,891 in 2019, and positive in 2022, at 40,118. Deaths reached 20.0 per 1,000 people in 2021 and were 14.9 in 2024, against 9.2 births. Births per woman reached 1.64 in 2024, the most in the series. People aged 65 or over made up 23.1% of residents in 2025.
6.55 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.55 m |
| 2024 | 6.59 m |
| 2023 | 6.62 m |
| 2022 | 6.66 m |
| 2021 | 6.83 m |
| 2020 | 6.90 m |
| 2019 | 6.95 m |
| 2018 | 6.98 m |
| 2017 | 7.02 m |
| 2016 | 7.06 m |
| 2015 | 7.10 m |
| 2014 | 7.13 m |
| 2013 | 7.17 m |
| 2012 | 7.20 m |
| 2011 | 7.24 m |
| 2010 | 7.29 m |
| 2009 | 7.32 m |
| 2008 | 7.35 m |
| 2007 | 7.38 m |
| 2006 | 7.41 m |
| 2005 | 7.44 m |
| 2004 | 7.46 m |
| 2003 | 7.48 m |
| 2002 | 7.50 m |
| 2001 | 7.50 m |
| 2000 | 7.52 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.3% | 62.7% | 23.1% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | 63.0% | 22.7% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | 63.3% | 22.3% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | 63.6% | 22.1% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | 63.8% | 21.9% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | 64.2% | 21.6% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | 64.7% | 21.1% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | 65.3% | 20.5% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | 65.8% | 19.9% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | 66.3% | 19.4% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | 66.8% | 18.9% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | 67.3% | 18.4% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | 67.7% | 17.9% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | 68.1% | 17.6% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | 68.2% | 17.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | 68.2% | 17.4% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | 68.0% | 17.4% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | 67.8% | 17.4% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | 67.7% | 17.4% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | 67.6% | 17.4% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | 67.5% | 17.3% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | 67.4% | 17.2% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | 67.4% | 17.0% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | 67.5% | 16.7% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | 67.5% | 16.4% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | 67.5% | 16.1% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.642024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.64 |
| 2023 | 1.62 |
| 2022 | 1.59 |
| 2021 | 1.52 |
| 2020 | 1.48 |
| 2019 | 1.52 |
| 2018 | 1.49 |
| 2017 | 1.49 |
| 2016 | 1.46 |
| 2015 | 1.46 |
| 2014 | 1.46 |
| 2013 | 1.43 |
| 2012 | 1.45 |
| 2011 | 1.40 |
| 2010 | 1.40 |
| 2009 | 1.44 |
| 2008 | 1.40 |
| 2007 | 1.38 |
| 2006 | 1.43 |
| 2005 | 1.45 |
| 2004 | 1.57 |
| 2003 | 1.59 |
| 2002 | 1.57 |
| 2001 | 1.58 |
| 2000 | 1.48 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
76.0 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 76.0 years |
| 2023 | 76.1 years |
| 2022 | 75.2 years |
| 2021 | 72.8 years |
| 2020 | 74.5 years |
| 2019 | 75.9 years |
| 2018 | 75.9 years |
| 2017 | 75.5 years |
| 2016 | 75.7 years |
| 2015 | 75.3 years |
| 2014 | 75.3 years |
| 2013 | 75.2 years |
| 2012 | 74.8 years |
| 2011 | 74.5 years |
| 2010 | 74.3 years |
| 2009 | 74.0 years |
| 2008 | 73.9 years |
| 2007 | 73.6 years |
| 2006 | 73.4 years |
| 2005 | 72.8 years |
| 2004 | 72.7 years |
| 2003 | 72.4 years |
| 2002 | 72.3 years |
| 2001 | 72.2 years |
| 2000 | 71.6 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
−13 0862025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 40 118 people, in 2022.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −13 086 |
| 2024 | −8 132 |
| 2023 | 4 348 |
| 2022 | 40 118 |
| 2021 | −8 974 |
| 2020 | −10 220 |
| 2019 | −18 891 |
| 2018 | −18 883 |
| 2017 | −18 651 |
| 2016 | −18 322 |
| 2015 | −18 789 |
| 2014 | −18 846 |
| 2013 | −17 866 |
| 2012 | −18 513 |
| 2011 | 611 |
| 2010 | 3 632 |
| 2009 | 6 043 |
| 2008 | 7 070 |
| 2007 | 7 045 |
| 2006 | 8 018 |
| 2005 | 7 945 |
| 2004 | 7 300 |
| 2003 | 6 854 |
| 2002 | 1 562 |
| 2001 | −12 007 |
| 2000 | −14 368 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Internet use, first recorded at 23.5% of people in 2004, reached 87.7% in 2024. The Gini coefficient went from 27.6 in 2008 to 40.5 in 2015 and was 32.8 in 2023. Health spending was 8.0% of GDP in 2023 and public spending on education 3.4%. Adult literacy reached 99.3% in 2022.
8.0%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.0% |
| 2022 | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 9.2% |
| 2020 | 8.3% |
| 2019 | 8.3% |
| 2018 | 8.2% |
| 2017 | 7.9% |
| 2016 | 8.2% |
| 2015 | 8.5% |
| 2014 | 8.9% |
| 2013 | 8.9% |
| 2012 | 9.0% |
| 2011 | 8.8% |
| 2010 | 9.2% |
| 2009 | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 9.1% |
| 2007 | 9.0% |
| 2006 | 8.3% |
| 2005 | 8.1% |
| 2004 | 7.6% |
| 2003 | 7.3% |
| 2002 | 7.3% |
| 2001 | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 5.8% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
3.4%2023
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.4% |
| 2022 | 3.1% |
| 2021 | 3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.5% |
| 2018 | 3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.6% |
| 2016 | 3.5% |
| 2011 | 4.1% |
| 2009 | 4.3% |
| 2007 | 4.0% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
87.7%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 85.4% |
| 2022 | 83.5% |
| 2021 | 81.2% |
| 2020 | 78.4% |
| 2019 | 77.4% |
| 2018 | 73.4% |
| 2017 | 70.3% |
| 2016 | 67.1% |
| 2015 | 65.3% |
| 2014 | 62.1% |
| 2013 | 53.5% |
| 2012 | 48.1% |
| 2011 | 42.2% |
| 2010 | 40.9% |
| 2009 | 38.1% |
| 2008 | 35.6% |
| 2007 | 33.1% |
| 2006 | 27.2% |
| 2005 | 26.3% |
| 2004 | 23.5% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
32.82023
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 32.8 |
| 2022 | 32.8 |
| 2021 | 33.1 |
| 2020 | 35.0 |
| 2019 | 34.5 |
| 2018 | 35.0 |
| 2017 | 36.1 |
| 2016 | 38.8 |
| 2015 | 40.5 |
| 2014 | 40.4 |
| 2013 | 39.4 |
| 2012 | 39.9 |
| 2010 | 29.0 |
| 2009 | 28.0 |
| 2008 | 27.6 |
| 2007 | 28.7 |
| 2006 | 29.7 |
| 2005 | 36.5 |
| 2004 | 35.5 |
| 2003 | 32.8 |
| 2002 | 32.7 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
62.6%2025
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.6% |
| 2024 | 62.4% |
| 2023 | 62.1% |
| 2022 | 61.9% |
| 2021 | 61.4% |
| 2020 | 61.2% |
| 2019 | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 60.8% |
| 2017 | 60.6% |
| 2016 | 60.4% |
| 2015 | 60.1% |
| 2014 | 59.9% |
| 2013 | 59.6% |
| 2012 | 59.4% |
| 2011 | 59.4% |
| 2010 | 59.4% |
| 2009 | 59.2% |
| 2008 | 58.9% |
| 2007 | 58.6% |
| 2006 | 58.2% |
| 2005 | 57.8% |
| 2004 | 57.3% |
| 2003 | 56.9% |
| 2002 | 56.5% |
| 2001 | 56.0% |
| 2000 | 55.6% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
In 2021, 35.0% of electricity came from renewable sources, after a low of 24.0% in 2011, and renewables supplied 27.2% of final energy use. Forest covered 32.4% of the land in 2023, against 29.9% in 2006. The World Bank series carry no carbon dioxide figure for Serbia.
35.0%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 35.0% |
| 2020 | 28.9% |
| 2019 | 29.9% |
| 2018 | 31.2% |
| 2017 | 26.7% |
| 2016 | 29.5% |
| 2015 | 28.3% |
| 2014 | 34.2% |
| 2013 | 27.3% |
| 2012 | 27.0% |
| 2011 | 24.0% |
| 2010 | 33.0% |
| 2009 | 29.1% |
| 2008 | 27.1% |
| 2007 | 27.5% |
| 2006 | 30.1% |
| 2005 | 33.0% |
| 2004 | 29.5% |
| 2003 | 26.3% |
| 2002 | 30.9% |
| 2001 | 31.9% |
| 2000 | 31.8% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
27.2%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 27.2% |
| 2020 | 26.0% |
| 2019 | 21.4% |
| 2018 | 21.0% |
| 2017 | 20.0% |
| 2016 | 20.9% |
| 2015 | 21.2% |
| 2014 | 23.2% |
| 2013 | 20.0% |
| 2012 | 19.5% |
| 2011 | 17.4% |
| 2010 | 20.5% |
| 2009 | 20.7% |
| 2008 | 15.5% |
| 2007 | 14.0% |
| 2006 | 15.3% |
| 2005 | 16.1% |
| 2004 | 14.6% |
| 2003 | 15.7% |
| 2002 | 18.0% |
| 2001 | 19.6% |
| 2000 | 22.1% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
32.4%2023
+2.5 points since 2006, between 29.9% and 32.4% in every year
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 32.4% |
| 2022 | 32.4% |
| 2021 | 32.4% |
| 2020 | 32.4% |
| 2019 | 31.1% |
| 2018 | 31.1% |
| 2017 | 31.1% |
| 2016 | 31.1% |
| 2015 | 31.1% |
| 2014 | 31.1% |
| 2013 | 31.1% |
| 2012 | 31.1% |
| 2011 | 31.0% |
| 2010 | 31.0% |
| 2009 | 30.7% |
| 2008 | 30.4% |
| 2007 | 30.1% |
| 2006 | 29.9% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Serbia's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 2006
- Official language
- Serbian
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +381
- Internet domain
- .rs · .срб
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
Memberships
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Serbia in figures
What is Serbia's GDP?
The World Bank measured Serbia's GDP at $100.0 billion for 2025 in current US dollars, or $15,262 per person. At purchasing power parity that rises to $33,910 per person in 2025.
How fast is Serbia's economy growing?
Real growth was 4.0% in 2024 and 2.0% in 2025 in World Bank data, and the IMF projected 2.8% for 2026 and 3.5% for 2027.
How high was inflation in Serbia in 2001?
The World Bank recorded a 95.0% rise in consumer prices in 2001. Inflation fell to 1.1% by 2016, rose to 12.4% in 2023 and was 3.9% in 2025; the IMF projected 5.2% for 2026.
How has Serbia's government debt changed since 2000?
The IMF put it at 200.6% of GDP in 2000, 29.4% in 2008 and 42.4% in 2025, and projected 42.1% for 2031.
What population does Serbia have?
There were 6,549,143 people in Serbia in 2025 by the World Bank's estimate.
How old are Serbia's residents?
People 65 and older made up 23.1% of residents in 2025 and children under 15 made up 14.3%, according to the World Bank. In 2024 life expectancy at birth was 76.0 years.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q403 · World Bank data · Europe