Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Serbia
Serbia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square was 58,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Serbia, 2007–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Serbia stood at 58,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 149.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Serbia peaked at 58,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14,582 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2012.
Serbia ranks 44th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Serbia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 50,574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 46,373 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 33,492 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2010 | 19,360 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -42.2% |
| 2011 | 56,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +191.2% |
| 2012 | 14,582 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -74.1% |
| 2013 | 23,546 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +61.5% |
| 2014 | 22,862 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 26,791 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 26,929 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 33,096 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2018 | 46,557 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 2019 | 48,808 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 41,453 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 54,705 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 54,849 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 58,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 58,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,455 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 58,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,289 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +191.2% | 19,360 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 56,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43,480 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 33,492 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 50,574 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2010s | 31,891 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,582 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 56,375 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,431 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 41,453 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 58,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 41 Croatia 59,720 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 42 Albania 59,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 43 Viet Nam 59,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 56,999 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 46 Japan 54,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 47 Marshall Islands 50,829 BoP, 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.33 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 203.25 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.94 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -29.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 600.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Serbia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square in Serbia was 58,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 58,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,582 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Serbia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Serbia ranks 44th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.4%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 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.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) 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.