Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Serbia
Serbia: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 4.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Serbia, 2002–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Serbia stood at 4.3%.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Serbia peaked at 4.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 72nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.4% | — |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +56.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +32.6% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +81.5% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -31.1% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +28.7% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +39.1% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 4.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More economy & growth data for Serbia
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- 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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Serbia?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Serbia was 4.3% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Serbia ranks 72nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.