Europe · Eastern Europe
Capital: Belgrade
Serbia
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Serbia in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #69
Serbia's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
6.5M
#108 of 196
45th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$99.95B
#75 of 196
62nd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$2.32B
#65 of 196
67th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$846.6M
#55 of 196
72nd percentile
2024 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$11.43B
#73 of 196
63rd percentile
2024 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Belgrade
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Eastern Europe
- Country code
- SRB
Three interesting facts
Serbia shares land borders with 9 countries: Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo.
Serbia spans roughly 49,037 square kilometers, placing it around 127th by area in this factbook.
Its 9 land neighbors give Serbia one of the most connected positions on its regional map.
Geography
Serbia on the map
Serbia is located in Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary. Its terrain is extremely varied, to the north, rich fertile plains, to the east, limestone ranges and basins, to the southeast, ancient mountains and hills. The climate is in the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well-distributed rainfall), in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate (relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns). In area, the country is slightly smaller than South Carolina.
Economy
Economic profile
Serbia's economy is characterized by upper middle-income Balkan economy, current EU accession candidate, hit by COVID-19, pursuing green growth development, manageable public debt, new anticorruption efforts, falling unemployment, historic Russian relations, energy import-dependent. Major industries include automobiles, base metals, furniture, food processing, machinery, chemicals, sugar, tires, clothes, pharmaceuticals. Important agricultural products include maize, wheat, sugar beets, milk, sunflower seeds, soybeans, potatoes, barley, apples, plums (2023). Notable exports include insulated wire, electricity, copper ore, plastic products, electric motors (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Serbia has an estimated population of 6,567,783. Language and cultural traditions vary across Serbia. The population includes Serb 83.3%, Hungarian 3.5%, Romani 2.1%, Bosniak 2%, other 5.7%, undeclared or unknown 3.4% (2011 est.). The urban population represents 57.1% of total population (2023).
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