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Serbia’s Foreign Trade Rises 6.3% in First Seven Months of 2026
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Serbia’s Foreign Trade Rises 6.3% in First Seven Months of 2026

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Serbia’s foreign trade reached €46.6 billion in January-July 2026, up 6.3% from the same period a year earlier, according to the Statistical Office.
  • Exports rose 8.8% to €21.1 billion, while imports increased 4.4% to €25.5 billion, narrowing the trade deficit by 12.6% to €4.4 billion.
  • European Union member states accounted for 58.6% of Serbia’s total foreign trade, while countries covered by free-trade agreements recorded the highest trade levels.

Serbia’s foreign trade grew in the first seven months of 2026, with exports increasing faster than imports and the trade deficit narrowing.

Total trade reached €46.6 billion, a 6.3% increase from the same period in 2025, according to the Statistical Office. Exports rose 8.8% to €21.1 billion, while imports increased 4.4% to €25.5 billion.

The trade deficit fell 12.6% to €4.4 billion. The export-import ratio improved to 82.7%, compared with 79.4% a year earlier.

Measured in U.S. dollars, total trade stood at $54.2 billion, up 12.1%. Exports rose 14.6% to $24.5 billion, while imports increased 10.1% to $29.7 billion. The dollar-denominated deficit was $5.1 billion, down 7.6% year on year.

The highest trade levels were recorded with countries that have free-trade agreements with Serbia. EU member states accounted for 58.6% of the country’s total foreign trade during the January-July period.

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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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