Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Serbia
Serbia: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 68.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Serbia, 2006–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 68.7% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Serbia peaked at 79.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 2020.
Serbia ranks 71st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 78.8% | — |
| 2007 | 78.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 77.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 77.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 74.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 63.9% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | -0.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 68.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.4%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 68.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.9%, 87% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.3% | 77.1% | 78.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 74.2% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 63.9% | 69.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More private sector data for Serbia
- Merchandise trade 84.6% (2025)
- Food imports 5.8% (2007)
- Manufactures imports 69.5% (2007)
- Merchandise imports 47.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2007)
- Manufactures exports 65.9% (2007)
- Merchandise exports 37.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,698 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Serbia?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Serbia was 68.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Serbia ranks 71st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.