Goods and services expense in Serbia

Serbia: Goods and services expense was 12.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
12.7%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
89th
of 154 countries
All-time high
15.3%
in 2007
All-time low
8.5%
in 2014
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Goods and services expense in Serbia, 2007–2022

0510152007201420222007: 15.3 % of expense2008: 13.3 % of expense2009: 13.4 % of expense2010: 13.3 % of expense2011: 12.9 % of expense2012: 12.5 % of expense2013: 8.8 % of expense2014: 8.5 % of expense2015: 9 % of expense2016: 9.6 % of expense2017: 10.2 % of expense2018: 11 % of expense2019: 11.6 % of expense2020: 11.3 % of expense2021: 12.5 % of expense2022: 12.7 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 12.7% for goods and services expense in 2022.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Serbia peaked at 15.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2014.

That places Serbia 89th out of 154 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Goods and services expense in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Serbia, 2007 to 2022.
Year % of expense Change
2007 15.3%
2008 13.3% -12.6%
2009 13.4% +0.4%
2010 13.3% -0.6%
2011 12.9% -2.9%
2012 12.5% -3.7%
2013 8.8% -29.4%
2014 8.5% -3.8%
2015 9.0% +6.1%
2016 9.6% +7.0%
2017 10.2% +5.8%
2018 11.0% +8.7%
2019 11.6% +4.9%
2020 11.3% -2.3%
2021 12.5% +10.5%
2022 12.7% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.0% 13.3% 15.3% 3
2010s 10.7% 8.5% 13.3% 10
2020s 12.2% 11.3% 12.7% 3

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 86 Israel 13.6% compare
  2. 87 United Kingdom 13.4% compare
  3. 88 Barbados 13.3% compare
  4. 90 Namibia 12.6% compare
  5. 91 South Korea 12.5% compare
  6. 92 Iraq 12.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods and services expense in Serbia?
Goods and services expense in Serbia was 12.7% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2007.
What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2014.
How does Serbia rank for goods and services expense?
Serbia ranks 89th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.