Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Serbia
Serbia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was 3.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Serbia, 2007–2025
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Serbia stood at 3.9%.
That represents a change of down 36.5% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Serbia peaked at 9.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2012.
Serbia ranks 55th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9.9% | — |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -24.1% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -37.7% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +147.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -70.6% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +44.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +39.4% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 3.9% | -36.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.2% | 9.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 2.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 3.9% | 7.0% | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4474 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,829 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -0.5247 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 10.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 3.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 52,129 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Serbia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Serbia was 3.9% in 2025, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2012.
- How does Serbia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Serbia ranks 55th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.