Romania vs Serbia
Romania vs Serbia: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 7.3% a year in Romania and 3.9% a year in Serbia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by 3.4 percentage points, or 1.88 times that in Serbia.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Romania has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Serbia.
- In 2025, Romania ranked 31 and Serbia ranked 56 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Romania at 2.3% a year and Serbia at 3% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Romania | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.3 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 10.4 | 12.4 |
| 2022 | 13.8 | 12 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 2.6 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | -1.6 | 1.1 |
| 2015 | -0.6 | 1.4 |
| 2014 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 7.7 |
| 2012 | 3.3 | 7.3 |
| 2011 | 5.8 | 11.1 |
| 2010 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| 2009 | 5.6 | 8.1 |
| 2008 | 7.8 | 12.4 |
| 2007 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| 2006 | 6.6 | 10.7 |
| 2005 | 9 | 16.3 |
| 2004 | 11.9 | 10.6 |
| 2003 | 15.4 | 2.9 |
| 2002 | 22.5 | 8.9 |
| 2001 | 34.5 | 80.7 |
| 2000 | 45.7 | 70 |
| 1999 | 45.8 | 41.1 |
| 1998 | 59.1 | 30 |
| 1997 | 154.8 | – |
| 1996 | 38.8 | – |
| 1995 | 32.3 | – |
| 1994 | 136.7 | – |
| 1993 | 256.1 | – |
| 1992 | 210.4 | – |
| 1991 | 161.1 | – |
| 1990 | 127.9 | – |
| 1989 | 0.9 | – |
| 1988 | 2.6 | – |
| 1987 | 1.1 | – |
| 1986 | 0.7 | – |
| 1985 | -0.2 | – |
| 1984 | -0.3 | – |
| 1983 | 4.7 | – |
| 1982 | 16.9 | – |
| 1981 | 2.2 | – |
| 1980 | 1.5 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Romania | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.2 | 3.1 |
| 2027 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 2028 | 4.3 | 3.1 |
| 2029 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 2030 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 2031 | 2.3 | 3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Romania vs Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyRomania: 75.9 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRomania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRomania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRomania: 82.1% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionRomania: 2.36% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateRomania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRomania: 19.1 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthRomania: -0.53% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRomania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRomania: 52.2% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageRomania: 42.6 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRomania: 19.8% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateRomania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRomania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRomania: $8.81B in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personRomania: $513 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRomania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRomania: 128,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- National powerRomania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRomania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRomania: 421 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRomania: 132 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025