External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Serbia
Serbia: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre was 597,682 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Serbia, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 597,682 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Serbia peaked at 597,682 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 227,370 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2006.
That places Serbia 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre in Serbia, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 227,370 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 299,698 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2008 | 348,654 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 386,568 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 376,253 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 361,961 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 392,878 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 407,465 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 367,103 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 345,839 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 319,068 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 353,659 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 354,997 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 370,437 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 462,824 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 499,571 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 533,361 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 597,682 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 597,682 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 272,853 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 597,682 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 308,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 315,572 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 227,370 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 386,568 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 364,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 319,068 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 407,465 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 523,360 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 462,824 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 597,682 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 13 Turkey 649,421 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 Montenegro 644,205 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 Cape Verde 611,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 17 Armenia 561,672 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 Jordan 501,828 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 19 North Macedonia 496,416 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.19 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5822 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.6 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0213 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Serbia?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre in Serbia was 597,682 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 597,682 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 227,370 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Serbia rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Serbia ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.