Serbia recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 2.20 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in Serbia averaged -2.42 percent of GDP from 2002 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 1.10 percent of GDP in 2005 and a record low of -8.30 percent of GDP in 2020. source: National Bank of Serbia

Government Budget in Serbia is expected to reach -1.80 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Serbia Government Budget is projected to trend around -1.50 percent of GDP in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 48.00 Feb 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 413529.60 229133.10 RSD Million Dec 2025
Government Budget -2.20 -2.20 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value -191821.40 -2049.00 RSD Million Dec 2025
Government Debt 25350.30 25562.60 EUR Million Sep 2025
Government Debt to GDP 47.20 48.00 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 221708.20 227084.10 RSD Million Dec 2025
Government Spending 319504.50 334338.60 RSD Million Sep 2025
Government Spending to GDP 42.90 41.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Holidays
Military Expenditure 2322.80 1796.90 USD Million Dec 2024


Serbia Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2.20 -2.20 1.10 -8.30 2002 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly