Country

Serbia

Outside the European Union · world profile (World Bank data)

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4 regions

 

Boundaries: Natural Earth (unofficial boundaries), simplified · sources and licences

Over time

6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 1995-2025

Serbia EU average

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 1995 Serbia: 2,900 EU average: 14,910 1996 Serbia: 2,030 EU average: 15,600 1997 Serbia: 2,530 EU average: 16,010 1998 Serbia: 2,060 EU average: 16,670 1999 Serbia: 2,750 EU average: 17,420 2000 Serbia: 4,040 EU average: 18,420 2001 Serbia: 2,040 EU average: 19,270 2002 Serbia: 2,540 EU average: 19,930 2003 Serbia: 2,790 EU average: 20,400 2004 Serbia: 2,890 EU average: 21,250 2005 Serbia: 3,060 EU average: 22,110 2006 Serbia: 3,590 EU average: 23,320 2007 Serbia: 4,450 EU average: 24,680 2008 Serbia: 5,050 EU average: 25,390 2009 Serbia: 4,610 EU average: 24,230 2010 Serbia: 4,500 EU average: 25,090 2011 Serbia: 5,090 EU average: 25,880 2012 Serbia: 4,870 EU average: 25,980 2013 Serbia: 5,300 EU average: 26,260 2014 Serbia: 5,190 EU average: 26,860 2015 Serbia: 5,250 EU average: 27,810 2016 Serbia: 5,410 EU average: 28,510 2017 Serbia: 5,820 EU average: 29,680 2018 Serbia: 6,400 EU average: 30,680 2019 Serbia: 6,930 EU average: 31,740 2020 Serbia: 7,110 EU average: 30,560 2021 Serbia: 8,180 EU average: 33,330 2022 Serbia: 9,530 EU average: 36,180 2023 Serbia: 11,350 EU average: 38,450 2024 Serbia: 12,640 EU average: 40,110 2025 Serbia: 13,540 EU average: 41,700 1995 2005 2010 2015 2025

Real GDP growth

% · 1996-2025

Serbia EU average

-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 1996 Serbia: 6.2 EU average: 1.8 1997 Serbia: 8.9 EU average: 2.7 1998 Serbia: 5.3 EU average: 3 1999 Serbia: -10.3 EU average: 3 2000 Serbia: 6.1 EU average: 3.9 2001 Serbia: 6.8 EU average: 2.1 2002 Serbia: 6.5 EU average: 1 2003 Serbia: 4.6 EU average: 0.9 2004 Serbia: 6.7 EU average: 2.5 2005 Serbia: 5.9 EU average: 1.9 2006 Serbia: 3.9 EU average: 3.5 2007 Serbia: 7.8 EU average: 3.1 2008 Serbia: 5.2 EU average: 0.6 2009 Serbia: -3.1 EU average: -4.3 2010 Serbia: 1.6 EU average: 2.1 2011 Serbia: 0.1 EU average: 1.9 2012 Serbia: -0.4 EU average: -0.8 2013 Serbia: 0.5 EU average: 0 2014 Serbia: -1.8 EU average: 1.6 2015 Serbia: 1.3 EU average: 2.4 2016 Serbia: 3 EU average: 1.9 2017 Serbia: 2.4 EU average: 2.8 2018 Serbia: 4.6 EU average: 2.1 2019 Serbia: 4.8 EU average: 1.9 2020 Serbia: -1 EU average: -5.5 2021 Serbia: 7.9 EU average: 6.4 2022 Serbia: 2.7 EU average: 3.6 2023 Serbia: 3.7 EU average: 0.4 2024 Serbia: 3.9 EU average: 1.3 2025 Serbia: 2 EU average: 1.4 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

HICP inflation rate

% · 2007-2025

Serbia EU average

0 5 10 15 2007 Serbia: 5.8 EU average: 2.4 2008 Serbia: 11.9 EU average: 3.7 2009 Serbia: 8.2 EU average: 0.8 2010 Serbia: 6.2 EU average: 1.8 2011 Serbia: 11.2 EU average: 2.9 2012 Serbia: 7.4 EU average: 2.6 2013 Serbia: 7.7 EU average: 1.3 2014 Serbia: 2.3 EU average: 0.4 2015 Serbia: 1.5 EU average: 0.1 2016 Serbia: 1.3 EU average: 0.2 2017 Serbia: 3.3 EU average: 1.6 2018 Serbia: 2 EU average: 1.8 2019 Serbia: 1.9 EU average: 1.4 2020 Serbia: 1.8 EU average: 0.7 2021 Serbia: 4 EU average: 2.9 2022 Serbia: 11.7 EU average: 9.2 2023 Serbia: 12.1 EU average: 6.4 2024 Serbia: 4.8 EU average: 2.6 2025 Serbia: 4.1 EU average: 2.5 2007 2013 2016 2019 2025

R&D expenditure

% of GDP · 2009-2024

Serbia EU average

0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2009 Serbia: 0.79 EU average: 1.96 2010 Serbia: 0.67 EU average: 1.96 2011 Serbia: 0.66 EU average: 2 2012 Serbia: 0.82 EU average: 2.06 2013 Serbia: 0.66 EU average: 2.08 2014 Serbia: 0.69 EU average: 2.09 2015 Serbia: 0.78 EU average: 2.1 2016 Serbia: 0.81 EU average: 2.1 2017 Serbia: 0.84 EU average: 2.14 2018 Serbia: 0.88 EU average: 2.17 2019 Serbia: 0.85 EU average: 2.21 2020 Serbia: 0.86 EU average: 2.28 2021 Serbia: 0.95 EU average: 2.24 2022 Serbia: 0.92 EU average: 2.22 2023 Serbia: 0.88 EU average: 2.26 2024 Serbia: 0.93 EU average: 2.24 2009 2015 2018 2024

Electricity price for households

€/kWh · 2013S1-2025S2

Serbia EU average

0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 2013S1 Serbia: 0.06 EU average: 0.2 2013S2 Serbia: 0.06 EU average: 0.21 2014S1 Serbia: 0.06 EU average: 0.21 2014S2 Serbia: 0.06 EU average: 0.21 2015S1 Serbia: 0.06 EU average: 0.21 2015S2 Serbia: 0.06 EU average: 0.21 2016S1 Serbia: 0.06 EU average: 0.21 2016S2 Serbia: 0.07 EU average: 0.21 2017S1 Serbia: 0.07 EU average: 0.21 2017S2 Serbia: 0.07 EU average: 0.21 2018S1 Serbia: 0.07 EU average: 0.21 2018S2 Serbia: 0.07 EU average: 0.22 2019S1 Serbia: 0.07 EU average: 0.22 2019S2 Serbia: 0.07 EU average: 0.22 2020S1 Serbia: 0.07 EU average: 0.21 2020S2 Serbia: 0.07 EU average: 0.22 2021S1 Serbia: 0.08 EU average: 0.22 2021S2 Serbia: 0.08 EU average: 0.24 2022S1 Serbia: 0.08 EU average: 0.25 2022S2 Serbia: 0.09 EU average: 0.28 2023S1 Serbia: 0.1 EU average: 0.29 2023S2 Serbia: 0.1 EU average: 0.28 2024S1 Serbia: 0.11 EU average: 0.29 2024S2 Serbia: 0.11 EU average: 0.29 2025S1 Serbia: 0.11 EU average: 0.29 2025S2 Serbia: 0.12 EU average: 0.29 2013S1 2017S1 2019S1 2021S1 2025S2

Gas price for households

€/kWh · 2013S1-2025S2

Serbia EU average

0.03 0.05 0.08 0.10 0.13 2013S1 Serbia: 0.04 EU average: 0.07 2013S2 Serbia: 0.04 EU average: 0.07 2014S1 Serbia: 0.04 EU average: 0.07 2014S2 Serbia: 0.05 EU average: 0.07 2015S1 Serbia: 0.05 EU average: 0.07 2015S2 Serbia: 0.04 EU average: 0.07 2016S1 Serbia: 0.04 EU average: 0.06 2016S2 Serbia: 0.03 EU average: 0.07 2017S1 Serbia: 0.03 EU average: 0.06 2017S2 Serbia: 0.03 EU average: 0.07 2018S1 Serbia: 0.03 EU average: 0.06 2018S2 Serbia: 0.03 EU average: 0.07 2019S1 Serbia: 0.03 EU average: 0.07 2019S2 Serbia: 0.03 EU average: 0.07 2020S1 Serbia: 0.03 EU average: 0.06 2020S2 Serbia: 0.03 EU average: 0.07 2021S1 Serbia: 0.03 EU average: 0.06 2021S2 Serbia: 0.03 EU average: 0.08 2022S1 Serbia: 0.03 EU average: 0.08 2023S1 Serbia: 0.04 EU average: 0.12 2023S2 Serbia: 0.05 EU average: 0.11 2024S1 Serbia: 0.05 EU average: 0.11 2024S2 Serbia: 0.05 EU average: 0.12 2025S1 Serbia: 0.05 EU average: 0.11 2025S2 Serbia: 0.05 EU average: 0.12 2013S1 2017S1 2019S1 2021S1 2025S2

Economy

7 indicators
GDP per capita
13,540 €/inh.
+900 vs 2024
EU average 41,700 €/inh.
2025 · country ranking
GDP growth
2.0 %
−1.9 vs 2024
EU average 1.4 %
2025 · country ranking
Inflation
4.1 %
−0.7 vs 2024
EU average 2.5 %
2025 · country ranking
R&D
0.93 % of GDP
+0.05 vs 2023
EU average 2.24 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Electricity price
0.1190 €/kWh
+0.0088 vs 2025S1
EU average 0.2896 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Gas price
0.0492 €/kWh
+0.0006 vs 2025S1
EU average 0.1228 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Price level
61.4
+2.1 vs 2023
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking

Labour

7 indicators
Employment
71.6 %
+0.3 vs 2024
EU average 76.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unemployment
8.7 %
+0.1 vs 2024
EU average 6.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Minimum wage
743 €
−1 vs 2026S1
2026S2 · country ranking
Gender pay gap
9.6 %
+0.9 vs 2014
EU average 14.4 %
2018 · country ranking
Long-term unemployment
3.5 %
+0.1 vs 2024
EU average 1.9 %
2025 · country ranking
NEET rate
15.1 %
+0.2 vs 2024
EU average 11.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Working hours
41.7 h
−0.5 vs 2024
EU average 37.3 h
2025 · country ranking

Population

6 indicators
Doctors
335 per 100k
+6 vs 2023
2024 · country ranking
Infant mortality
4.6 ‰
−0.1 vs 2023
EU average 3.5 ‰
2024 · country ranking
Obesity
16.8 %
EU average 16.0 %
2019 · country ranking
Population
6.5 mn
2026 · country ranking
Life expectancy
75.5 years
−0.1 vs 2023
EU average 80.8 years
2024 · country ranking
Fertility
1.64
+0.02 vs 2023
EU average 1.34
2024 · country ranking

Environment

7 indicators
Energy imports
40.8 %
−1.2 vs 2023
EU average 57.3 %
2024 · country ranking
Municipal waste
467 kg
−6 vs 2022
EU average 511 kg
2023 · country ranking
Renewable electricity
32.1 %
+0.3 vs 2023
EU average 47.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Organic farming
0.8 %
0 vs 2023
2024 · country ranking
Air pollution deaths
132 per 100k
−28 vs 2022
EU average 41 per 100k
2023 · country ranking
Renewables
25.9 %
+0.4 vs 2023
EU average 25.2 %
2024 · country ranking
Recycling
15.2 %
−2.4 vs 2022
EU average 47.9 %
2023 · country ranking

Society

17 indicators
Health spending
8.0 %
−0.6 vs 2022
EU average 9.9 %
2023 · country ranking
Tertiary educated
29.5 %
+0.9 vs 2024
EU average 36.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Adult learning
5.2 %
−0.3 vs 2024
EU average 13.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Poverty risk
23.2 %
−1.1 vs 2024
EU average 20.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Income inequality
32.5
−0.9 vs 2024
EU average 28.6
2025 · country ranking
Internet use
90.0 %
+2.4 vs 2024
EU average 93.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Road deaths
8 per mn
0 vs 2023
EU average 4 per mn
2024 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
46.0 %
−0.6 vs 2024
EU average 16.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Passenger cars
394 per 1,000
+17 vs 2024
EU average 584 per 1,000
2025 · country ranking
Early leavers
5.1 %
−1.1 vs 2024
EU average 9.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
9.3 %
0 vs 2024
EU average 8.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Burglaries
103 per 100k
−30 vs 2023
2024 · country ranking
Housing overburden
7.9 %
−3.5 vs 2024
EU average 7.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Home ownership
88.9 %
0 vs 2024
EU average 68.5 %
2025 · country ranking
Travel by car
86.2 %
−0.5 vs 2023
EU average 82.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
6.6 /10
+0.1 vs 2024
EU average 7.2 /10
2025 · country ranking
Digital skills
42.0 %
+8.4 vs 2023
EU average 60.4 %
2025 · country ranking

Regions

NUTS

NUTS 1 2

NUTS 2 4

NUTS 3 25

Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.