Foreign direct investment inflows in Serbia
Net foreign direct investment inflows to Serbia were 3.9% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2012.
Serbia, 2025
3.9%
Change from 2024
−2.3percentage points
World, 2025
1.4%
Position in 2025
49th of 184
Foreign direct investment inflows in Serbia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.9% | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | 1.2% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | 0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | 1.9% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | 1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | 2.7% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | 3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | 2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | 2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | 3.2% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | 2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | 3.7% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | 5.3% |
| 2006 | – | 4.2% |
| 2005 | – | 3.3% |
| 2004 | – | 2.2% |
| 2003 | – | 1.9% |
| 2002 | – | 2.1% |
| 2001 | – | 2.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.3 percentage points from 6.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.7%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 184 countries with data for 2025, Serbia has the 49th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.4%.
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112.9%
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Exports share of GDP
53.6%p (Provisional)
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Imports share of GDP
57.8%p (Provisional)
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Current account balance, quarterly
-5.5%
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Exports share of GDP
54.3%
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Imports share of GDP
58.6%
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