Current account balance in Serbia
Serbia: Current account balance was -4.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Serbia, 2007–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, current account balance in Serbia stood at -4.9%.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Serbia peaked at -2.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -19.4%, in 2008.
Serbia ranks 145th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -16.8% | — |
| 2008 | -19.4% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | -6.0% | -69.3% |
| 2010 | -6.2% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | -9.9% | +60.5% |
| 2012 | -10.5% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | -5.5% | -47.2% |
| 2014 | -5.4% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | -3.3% | -38.2% |
| 2016 | -2.8% | -15.1% |
| 2017 | -5.1% | +79.3% |
| 2018 | -4.7% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | -6.6% | +40.9% |
| 2020 | -3.9% | -40.6% |
| 2021 | -4.0% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | -6.7% | +66.3% |
| 2023 | -2.4% | -64.1% |
| 2024 | -4.6% | +90.4% |
| 2025 | -4.9% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -14.1% | -19.4% | -6.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | -6.0% | -10.5% | -2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.4% | -6.7% | -2.4% | 6 |
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- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1607 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,452 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5861 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 8,945 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 60.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Serbia?
- Current account balance in Serbia was -4.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was -2.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.4% in 2008.
- How does Serbia rank for current account balance?
- Serbia ranks 145th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.