Serbia

Government debt in Serbia

Government debt in Serbia: 200.6% of GDP in 2000 and 42.2% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
42.2% of GDP
Since 2000
−158.4 percentage points
Rank, 2025
97 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
40.9% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in SerbiaGovernment debt in Serbia: 200.6% of GDP in 2000 and 42.2% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 40.9% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 40.9% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 200.6% of GDP in 2000, the lowest 29.4% of GDP in 2008.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearSerbia
202542.2
202444.1
202345.7
202250.9
202153.6
202054.3
201949.5
201851.1
201755.3
201665
201567.1
201463.5
201361.2
201258
201146
201042.5
200935.3
200829.4
200730
200637
200550.1
200457.6
200364.5
200268.4
200195.9
2000200.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSerbia
202642.9
202742.9
202842.8
202942.2
203041.6
203140.9

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • 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 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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