Serbia SerbiaEurope & Central Asia

Serbia: 75th largest economy, 65th in military spending

Head of state Ana BrnabićCapital Belgrade
Population6.5M#108 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$100B#75 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$15.3k#65 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output81 TWh#63 of 186 in the world · 2024
Military spending$2.3B#65 of 167 in the world · 2024

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≥ 19 events in or near Serbia, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.

  • 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Petrovac, , Serbia · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Petrovac, , Serbia · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-28 · Armed clash · Ivica, , Serbia · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-28 · Armed clash · Sabac, , Serbia · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded

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What Serbia's officials said lately

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  • SerbiaRepresentative of Serbia · Representative, Serbia · 28 Oct

    paraphrase Certain issues under the immunity topic remain controversial among States and given its sensitive nature suggested further discussion through an international conference of plenipotentiaries.

    Demand · about International Law Commission transcript ↗

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6.5M people, 63% in cities

  • Population6.5M2025
  • Population growth-0.6%2025
  • Urban population62.6%2025
  • Land area84.1k km²2023

A $100B economy, $15.3k per person

  • GDP$100B2025
  • GDP (purchasing power)$222B2025
  • GDP per person$15.3k2025
  • GDP per person (purchasing power)$33.9k2025
  • GDP growth2.0%2025

Exports are 54% of GDP

  • Exports, share of GDP54.3%2025
  • Imports, share of GDP58.6%2025
  • Exports of goods and services$54.3B2025
  • Imports of goods and services$58.6B2025

Fossil fuel output of 81 TWh

Oilmade 13 TWhno figureused
Gasmade 5.7 TWhno figureused
Coalmade 63 TWhno figureused
  • Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)81 TWh2024
  • Primary energy consumption178 TWh2023
  • Energy use per person26.3 MWh2023
  • Electricity generation37 TWh2025
  • Electricity from fossil fuels72.2%2025

Spends $2.3B on its military, 2.6% of GDP

  • Military spending$2.3B2024
  • Military spending, share of GDP2.6%2024
  • Armed forces personnel32k2020
  • Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$153M2024
  • Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$3M2021

Where these numbers come from

Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.