Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Serbia
Serbia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 3.94 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Serbia, 2007–2025
Source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Serbia is 3.94 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 29.6% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Serbia peaked at 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.28 billion BoP, current US$, in 2012.
Serbia ranks 52nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.80 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.93 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.93 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.49 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 49 Ethiopia 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 50 Ukraine 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 51 Nigeria 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 53 New Zealand 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 54 Mozambique 3.51 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 55 Morocco 3.32 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Serbia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 313.16 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 62.4% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 80.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 8.41 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 47.42 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.1% (2025)
- Gross domestic savings 19.1% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 80.9% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 104.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added -0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Serbia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Serbia was 3.94 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ in 2012.
- How does Serbia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Serbia ranks 52nd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.