Travel services in Serbia
Serbia: Travel services was 36.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Serbia, 2007–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 36.2% for travel services in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Serbia peaked at 36.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2020.
That places Serbia 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Travel services in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 29.8% | — |
| 2008 | 28.9% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +24.6% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 36.2% | +11.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 36.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.9%, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 36.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 27.6% | 29.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 26.6% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 19.1% | 36.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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 travel services in Serbia?
- Travel services in Serbia was 36.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for travel services?
- Serbia ranks 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.