Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Serbia
Serbia: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 46.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Serbia, 2006–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 46.9% for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Serbia peaked at 61.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2009.
Serbia ranks 54th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 35.5% | — |
| 2007 | 41.3% | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.3% | 34.2% | 42.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 38.4% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 46.9% | 61.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 51 Timor-Leste 47.7% compare
- 52 Brunei Darussalam 47.5% compare
- 53 Morocco 47.4% compare
- 55 Bulgaria 46.7% compare
- 56 Mozambique 46.4% compare
- 57 Nicaragua 45.8% 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 value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Serbia?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Serbia was 46.9% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2009.
- How does Serbia rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Serbia ranks 54th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).