Serbia: Fixed broadband subscriptions

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Serbia's fixed broadband subscriptions rose 6.2% on 2023 (from 2.08 million to 2.2 million).

Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +35.5% and a typical year strayed about 68.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 263.5% in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 94,112 a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 2.41 million for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 104,881, against 276,845 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Serbia had the 58th highest value of the 151 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Serbia in the 2024 ranking

• Denmark — 55th of 151: 2.59 million
• Norway — 56th of 151: 2.52 million
• Azerbaijan — 57th of 151: 2.25 million
• Finland — 59th of 151: 2.05 million
• New Zealand — 60th of 151: 1.98 million
• Sri Lanka — 61st of 151: 1.96 million

What this measures

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 20 values

Fixed broadband subscriptions in nearby economies

• Albania — 694,635 (2024)
• Andorra — 42,899 (2024)
• Armenia — 603,960 (2024)
• Austria — 2.75 million (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 2.25 million (2024)
• Belarus — 3.28 million (2024)
• Belgium — 5.19 million (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 930,003 (2024)
• Bulgaria — 2.52 million (2023)
• Croatia — 1.15 million (2024)
• Cyprus — 363,006 (2024)

More infrastructure data for Serbia

• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 47.74% (2024)
• Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) — 0.94% (2024)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 5,173 (2023)
• Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) — 2,925 (2021)
• Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) — 191 (2021)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 43,287 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 19.33 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 3.87 million (2023)
• Rail lines (total route-km) — 3,348 (2021)
• Patent applications, nonresidents

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Questions people ask

What is Serbia's fixed broadband subscriptions?

2.2 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 6,483% from 33,486 in 2005 (24.65% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2.2 million in 2024 and the lowest 33,486 in 2005.

How does Serbia rank?

58th highest of 151 economies with data for 2024.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.BBND, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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