Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Serbia
Serbia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & was 11.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Serbia, 2006–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Serbia stood at 11.1%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Serbia peaked at 12.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2014.
That places Serbia 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.5% | — |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -29.4% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 11.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 7.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 11.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2%, 2.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.4% | 10.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.1% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.1% | 12.4% | 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 europe & in Serbia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & in Serbia was 11.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2014.
- How does Serbia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe &?
- Serbia ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in europe & rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 Europe & Central Asia (% 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 Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia 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.