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Serbia

Republic of Serbia · Southeast Europe

Position of Serbia on a world map

At a glance

CapitalBelgrade
Most common first languageSerbian84.4% speak it as a mother tongue
Official languageSerbian
CurrencySerbian dinar
Drives on theright
Highest pointVelika Rudoka2,658 m
Services share of exports32%of everything sold abroad, 2025
CoastlineLandlockedno access to the sea
Internet domain.rs

Serbia by the numbers

Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.

MeasureValueRank
PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year.6.55m (2025)109th
of 209
GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices.$100.0bn (2025)76th
of 203
Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory.84.1k km² (2023)112th
of 209
Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations.$2.32bn (2024)62nd
of 151
Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined.$54.3bn (2025)62nd
of 180
Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents.8.18m (2024)98th
of 205
Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive.27.2k km² (2023)94th
of 203
Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture.34.0k km² (2023)102nd
of 206
Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them.4.10m (2025)112th
of 209
Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed.76.0 years (2024)92nd
of 209
GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population.$15,262 (2025)79th
of 205
Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months.87.7% (2024)71st
of 191
InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods.3.9% (2025)64th
of 182
UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.7.1% (2025)60th
of 185
Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas.62.6% (2025)113th
of 209
Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates.1.64 (2024)129th
of 209
Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces.2.60% of GDP (2024)36th
of 155
Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies.112.9% of GDP (2025)44th
of 183
Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1.0.833 (2023)63rd
of 193

Land borders

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇭🇷 Croatia🇭🇺 Hungary🇲🇪 Montenegro🇲🇰 North Macedonia🇷🇴 Romania

Serbia shares these with other countries

Drives on the right 149Is landlocked 43Has serbian as an official language 2Is in southeast europe 8

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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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