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Serbia · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Serbia

Europe & Central Asia Capital Belgrade Upper middle income Nation age 1,246 years (since 780) i SRB · RS
NationsTree Index 2025 i49.690th of 196 Tree height 2025 i8.6 msee ranking Military strength i53percentile
Population i6.5 m109th of 217 Area i88,490 km²114th of 216 GDP i$99.95 bn76th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$222.08 bn intl.77th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$33,910 intl.75th of 199 Life expectancy i76.0 years100th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i59
Strength · trunk i60
Quality of life · crown i54
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i43
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i8
CSV

In short

Serbia is 90th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 49.6 out of 100; its tree is 8.6 m tall.

It has 6.5 million people and an economy of $222.08 bn at purchasing power parity, 77th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Hospital beds (16th of 145) and Adult literacy (12th of 98).

Its weakest positions: Safely managed sanitation (122nd of 144), GDP growth (145th of 210) and Control of corruption (142nd of 207).

Over five years it fell from 61st to 90th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 88,490 114th/216
Land area ikm² 87,589 112th/216
Population ipeople 6.5 m 109th/217
Population growth i% -0.57% 203rd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 75.2 132nd/216
Urban population i% 62.6% 118th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 14.3% 193rd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 23.1% 14th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $99.95 bn 76th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $222.08 bn 77th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $180.78 bn 78th/199
GDP per person iUSD $15,262 85th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $33,910 75th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $13,480 83rd/201
GDP growth i% 2.0% 145th/210
Inflation i% 3.9% 119th/180
Unemployment i% 7.1% 127th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 42.2% 68th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.2% 84th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 3.3% 125th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 22.3% 110th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 12.7% 69th/192
Services i% of GDP 59.7% 89th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $54.29 bn 62nd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $58.58 bn 63rd/182
Exports i% of GDP 54.3% 48th/183
Imports i% of GDP 58.6% 58th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 112.9% 46th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 2.6%2007
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 65.9%2007
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 18.6%2007
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 10.3%2007
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 4.5%2007
Current account balance i% of GDP -4.9% 138th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 3.9% 54th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 1.7% 101st/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.42% 55th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.10% 60th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.24% 22nd/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.66% 50th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.33% 77th/209
Arable land i% of land area 29.0% 31st/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 1,261 119th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 446,000 129th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.42 bn 60th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 5.6% 80th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 76.0 100th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 5.4 43rd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 3.10 57th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 5.8 16th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 95% 59th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 93.1% 38th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 89.8% 107th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 62.5% 21st/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 36.8% 13th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 8.0% 62nd/193
Adult literacy i% 99.3% 12th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 70.6% 47th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.833 62nd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 32.8 39th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 1.1% 52nd/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 75.0% 82nd/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 24.1% 122nd/144
Internet users i% of population 87.7% 71st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 124 81st/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 33.4 48th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.40 96th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 3,348 38th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 3.9 m 66th/161

Environment & energy

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Renewable energy i% of final energy use 27.2% 89th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 19.3 111th/200
Forest area i% of land area 39.2% 81st/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,370 49th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 53.0 105th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 35.9 142nd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 53.3 119th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 59.9 138th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 56.5 88th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 50.1 125th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.3 53rd/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $2.78 bn 58th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.8% 36th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 6.4% 55th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 32,000 86th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.01% 66th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 146.0 m 41st/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 39.0 m 36th/65

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.94% 43rd/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 139 67th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 5,173 60th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Early medieval Principality of Serbia (Višeslav) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Serbia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/serbia. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Serbia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/serbia. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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