Serbia
| FORECAST* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Economic Indicators | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Population, 1000 persons | 6623 | 6586 | 6543 | . | . | . |
| GDP, real change in % | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| GDP per capita (EUR at PPP) | 18600 | 20590 | . | . | . | . |
| Gross industrial production, real change in % | 2.6 | 3.2 | 0.8 | . | . | . |
| Unemployment rate - LFS, in %, average | 9.5 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| Average gross monthly wages, EUR | 1011 | 1156 | 1289 | . | . | . |
| Consumer prices, % p.a. | 12.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| Fiscal balance in % of GDP | -2.1 | -2.0 | -1.0 | -2.0 | -3.0 | -2.0 |
| Public debt in % of GDP | 48.4 | 46.9 | 45.0 | . | . | . |
| Current account in % of GDP | -2.4 | -4.5 | -4.9 | -4.0 | -4.2 | -4.5 |
| FDI inflow, EUR m | 4564 | 5231 | 3477 | . | . | . |
| Gross external debt in % of GDP | 58.7 | 58.6 | 59.0 | . | . | . |
Basic data are continuously updated.
* Forecasts are changed beginning of January, April, July and November.
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Monthly Report No. 1/2026
Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Selena Duraković, Meryem Gökten, Richard Grieveson, Maciej Grodzicki, Ioannis Gutzianas, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Branimir Jovanović, Biljana Jovanovikj, Niko Korpar, Dzmitry Kruk, Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara, Emilia Penkova-Pearson, Olga Pindyuk, Sandor Richter, Marko Sošić, Bernd Christoph Ströhm and Marina Tverdostup
wiiw Monthly Report No. 1, January 2026
58 pages including 6 Tables and 15 Figures
Executive summary
Olga Pindyuk
in: The Crisis is Over, but its Scarring Effects are Hindering Recovery
wiiw Forecast Report No. Spring 2024, April 2024 , pp. I-VII
Details