The Republic of Serbia, a landlocked parliamentary democracy in the central Balkans, has a population of approximately 8.8 million. Serbia is an upper middle income country with a GDP estimated at $37.7 bn or $5.376 per capita in 2016 (IMF, 2017). The country has officially applied for European Union membership in 2009 and received the full candidate status in 2012. The EU is Serbia’s main trading partner, accounting for 66.1% of Serbian exports and 63.1% of imports to Serbia in 2016 (Statistical Office the Republic of Serbia, 2017). The labour market and the social situation are challenging.
The unemployment rate was at a record high of 24% in 2012 and it decreased to 19.7% at the end of 2016. Nearly 9.6% of Serbian people are estimated to be living in poverty (UNDP Serbia, 2017). International Financial Institutions and donors have provided major loans and grants for projects in transport, environment, energy and competitiveness sectors.
Download full report on the state of ODA received by Serbia during the period 2010–2015, information on donor’s activity of the top four donor states and the top three multilateral donor organisations. This report also contains information on direct investments and remittances.
