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Serbia National Debt Clock

General government gross debt, live estimate

$46,942,687,038

Grows by about $175 every second in 2026 · 42.9% of GDP

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, DataMapper API, retrieved 2026-11-11. US dollars at IMF exchange rates.

Debt to GDP
42.9%
+0.7 pp vs 2025
Debt per citizen
$7,347
6.5 million people
GDP
$111.2 billion
2026, current US dollars
Debt to GDP in 2031
40.9%
IMF projection

Serbia debt to GDP, 2000–2031

Gross government debt as a share of the economy. Hover a bar for the exact value.

0% 50% 100% 150% 200% 2000: 200.6% of GDP 2001: 95.9% of GDP 2002: 68.4% of GDP 2003: 64.4% of GDP 2004: 57.6% of GDP 2005: 50.1% of GDP 2006: 37% of GDP 2007: 30% of GDP 2008: 29.4% of GDP 2009: 35.3% of GDP 2010: 42.4% of GDP 2011: 46% of GDP 2012: 58% of GDP 2013: 61.2% of GDP 2014: 63.5% of GDP 2015: 67.1% of GDP 2016: 65% of GDP 2017: 55.3% of GDP 2018: 51.1% of GDP 2019: 49.5% of GDP 2020: 54.3% of GDP 2021: 53.6% of GDP 2022: 50.9% of GDP 2023: 45.7% of GDP 2024: 44.1% of GDP 2025: 42.2% of GDP 2026: 42.9% of GDP (IMF projection) 2027: 42.9% of GDP (IMF projection) 2028: 42.8% of GDP (IMF projection) 2029: 42.2% of GDP (IMF projection) 2030: 41.6% of GDP (IMF projection) 2031: 40.9% of GDP (IMF projection) 2000200520102015202020252030
Reported and estimated IMF projection

How Serbia compares in Europe

Countries with the closest debt to GDP ratio in 2026.

CountryDebt to GDPDebt
Latvia 47.0% $25.0 billion
Malta 46.4% $14.2 billion
Czech Republic 45.8% $196.0 billion
Netherlands 45.4% $646.4 billion
Lithuania 44.7% $46.8 billion
Serbia 42.9% $47.7 billion
Norway 40.0% $260.7 billion
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Serbia's debt in perspective

  • It would buy 10,431 Lamborghini Venenos at $4.5 million each.
  • Laid end to end, the debt in $100 bills would wrap around the Earth 1 times.
  • Spending $1,000,000 a day, it would take 128 years and 6 months to spend it all.

Frequently asked questions

What is the national debt of Serbia?

Serbia's general government gross debt is about $46.9 billion right now. The IMF expects $47.7 billion by the end of 2026, up from $42.2 billion at the end of 2025.

What is Serbia's debt to GDP ratio?

42.9% of GDP in 2026, compared with 42.2% in 2025. The IMF projects 40.9% by 2031.

How much debt is there per person in Serbia?

About $7,347 per citizen, based on a population of 6.5 million.

Is Serbia's national debt growing?

Yes. In 2026 it grows by about $175 every second.

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