Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Serbia
Serbia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 3.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Serbia, 2007–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 3.9% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
The figure is down 36.5% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Serbia peaked at 9.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2012.
That places Serbia 57th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 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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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,240 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 15,918 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 108.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1.66 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Serbia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Serbia was 3.9% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2012.
- How does Serbia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Serbia ranks 57th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.