Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Serbia
Serbia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 20.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Serbia, 2006–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 20.2% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Serbia peaked at 23.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2006.
Serbia ranks 106th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 outside in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.7% | — |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +48.8% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +3.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 20.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 100% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 20.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +48.8% | 15.6% | 23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 12.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.0% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 19.2% | 23.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 103 Slovenia 20.6% compare
- 104 Belize 20.4% compare
- 105 El Salvador 20.2% compare
- 107 Palestine 20.1% compare
- 108 Costa Rica 20.1% compare
- 109 Switzerland 19.0% compare
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 outside in Serbia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Serbia was 20.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2006.
- How does Serbia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Serbia ranks 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.