Serbia: Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Serbia's transport services (% of service exports, BoP) fell 1.08 percentage points on 2024 (from 16.82% to 15.74%).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2024), the average change was −0.37 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 1.29 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.98 percentage points in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.71 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 72% 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.

How it compares

In 2025, Serbia had the 63rd highest value of the 134 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 2025 ranking

• Cyprus — 60th of 134: 15.98%
• Ukraine — 61st of 134: 15.84%
• Bangladesh — 62nd of 134: 15.84%
• Lao PDR — 64th of 134: 15.55%
• Bulgaria — 65th of 134: 15.48%
• Tonga — 66th of 134: 15.41%

What this measures

Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.

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

All 19 values

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in nearby economies

• Albania — 10.9% (2025)
• Armenia — 7.62% (2025)
• Austria — 22.34% (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 42.52% (2025)
• Belarus — 42.31% (2021)
• Belgium — 19.66% (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 16.86% (2025)
• Bulgaria — 15.48% (2025)
• Croatia — 6.95% (2025)
• Cyprus — 15.98% (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Serbia

• External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) — US$51.98 billion (2024)
• Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) — US$2.64 billion (2024)
• External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) — US$48.35 billion (2024)
• External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) — US$20.37 billion (2024)
• External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) — US$27.97 billion (2024)
• External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) — US$1 billion (2024)
• Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — 1.92% (2024)
• PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$) — US$2.31 billion (2024)
• IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Serbia's transport services (% of service exports, BoP)?

15.74% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2007?

It is down 7.32 percentage points from 23.06% in 2007. The highest value was 23.93% in 2008 and the lowest 15.74% in 2025.

How does Serbia rank?

63rd highest of 134 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in transport services (% of service exports, BoP) unusual for Serbia?

In 2025, Serbia's transport services (% of service exports, BoP) fell 1.08 percentage points on 2024 (from 16.82% to 15.74%). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2024), the average change was −0.37 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.TRAN.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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