Direct investment in Serbia
Serbia: Direct investment was 7.57 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Direct investment in Serbia, 2008–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 7.57 billion US dollar for direct investment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.7% on the previous year and up 161.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment in Serbia peaked at 7.57 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.75 billion US dollar, in 2008.
Serbia ranks 71st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Direct investment in Serbia, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.75 billion US dollar | — |
| 2009 | 1.88 billion US dollar | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 1.95 billion US dollar | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.09 billion US dollar | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 2.20 billion US dollar | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 2.87 billion US dollar | +30.0% |
| 2014 | 2.84 billion US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.89 billion US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.04 billion US dollar | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 3.61 billion US dollar | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 3.82 billion US dollar | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 4.09 billion US dollar | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 4.57 billion US dollar | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 4.55 billion US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 4.56 billion US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.08 billion US dollar | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 5.50 billion US dollar | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 7.57 billion US dollar | +37.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.81 billion US dollar | 1.75 billion US dollar | 1.88 billion US dollar | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.94 billion US dollar | 1.95 billion US dollar | 4.09 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.30 billion US dollar | 4.55 billion US dollar | 7.57 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More economy & growth data for Serbia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 10.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 15,262 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 103.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 1.59 million current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5769 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,804 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment in Serbia?
- Direct investment in Serbia was 7.57 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.57 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest direct investment recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 billion US dollar in 2008.
- How does Serbia rank for direct investment?
- Serbia ranks 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is direct investment rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.