Travel services in Serbia
Serbia: Travel services was 36.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Travel services in Serbia, 2007–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Serbia stood at 36.5%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Serbia peaked at 36.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2020.
Serbia ranks 40th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Travel services in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 30.3% | — |
| 2008 | 29.3% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -29.6% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +24.0% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 36.5% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 28.0% | 30.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 27.0% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 19.4% | 36.5% | 6 |
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 travel services in Serbia?
- Travel services in Serbia was 36.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for travel services?
- Serbia ranks 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.