Total factor productivity in Serbia

Serbia: Total factor productivity was 0.9939 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9939
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
59th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 2013
All-time low
0.4374
in 1994
Years of data
30
1994–2023

Total factor productivity in Serbia, 1994–2023

00.250.50.7511994200820231994: 0.4371995: 0.4651996: 0.4941997: 0.51998: 0.5181999: 0.5722000: 0.6162001: 0.662002: 0.7162003: 0.7532004: 0.8012005: 0.8662006: 0.9052007: 0.9282008: 0.9222009: 0.9232010: 0.972011: 12012: 0.9942013: 12014: 0.9992015: 0.9612016: 0.9562017: 0.9612018: 0.9752019: 0.9862020: 0.9692021: 12022: 0.9732023: 0.994

Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 0.9939 for total factor productivity in 2023.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total factor productivity in Serbia peaked at 1.02 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4374, in 1994.

Serbia ranks 59th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4977 0.4374 0.5722 6
2000s 0.8092 0.6162 0.9284 10
2010s 0.9831 0.9557 1.02 10
2020s 0.9838 0.9686 1 4

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 56 Kazakhstan 0.9963 compare
  2. 57 Indonesia 0.9955 compare
  3. 58 Germany 0.9942 compare
  4. 60 Uruguay 0.9938 compare
  5. 61 United States 0.993 compare
  6. 62 Kenya 0.9928 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total factor productivity in Serbia?
Total factor productivity in Serbia was 0.9939 in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest total factor productivity recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2013.
What is the lowest total factor productivity recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4374 in 1994.
How does Serbia rank for total factor productivity?
Serbia ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is total factor productivity rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total factor productivity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total factor productivity
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 6,892 data points, 1954–2023
Last refreshed

This is the level of total factor productivity, relative to each country's value in 2021 (which is set to 1). This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.