Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Serbia
Serbia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 14.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Serbia, 2006–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 14.2% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Serbia peaked at 14.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2006.
That places Serbia 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.9% | — |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +39.0% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +4.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 14.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.8%, 72% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 14.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 10.2% | 14.2% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in east in Serbia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Serbia was 14.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2006.
- How does Serbia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Serbia ranks 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.