Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in Serbia
Serbia: Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP was 17.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in Serbia, 2007–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in Serbia is 17.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in Serbia peaked at 17.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2011.
Serbia ranks 6th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 16.1% | — |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.6% | 16.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.0% | 17.3% | 3 |
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- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8533 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 13,023 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 88.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.35 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.4917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in Serbia?
- Taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in Serbia was 17.2% in 2022, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services as share of gdp recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services as share of gdp recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2011.
- How does Serbia rank for taxes on goods and services as share of gdp?
- Serbia ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on goods and services as share of gdp rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenue on goods and services (including sales taxes, value added taxes and excise duties) divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.