The overall external trade in the Republic of Serbia for January - April 2026 amounted to:

   - USD 30277.2 million - which was an increase of 13.7% compared to the same period last year;

   - EUR 25897.4 million - which was an increase of 3.9% compared to the same period last year.

In the Republic of Serbia, in April 2026, compared to April 2025, number of tourist arrivals was by 8.6 % greater, while number of tourist overnight stays was by 3.8 % greater.

In April 2026, compared to April 2025, the number of overnight stays of domestic tourists was by 8.2 % greater while number of overnight stays of foreign tourists was by 0.2% lower.

The industrial production in April 2026 increased by 3.4% relative to April 2025.

Afforestation works volume in 2025 has increased by 4,7% in relation to the previous year. The increase regarding afforestation compared to the previous year was noted in Region Vojvodina, by 10,4% and in Region Šumadija i Zapadna Srbija by 17,4%. In Beogradski Region, decrease was noted, by 36,4% and in Region Južna i Istočna Srbija, by 27,4%.

Retail trade turnover in the Republic of Serbia in April 2026, compared to the same month last year, increased by 8.3% at current prices and by 5.6% at constant prices.

Retail trade turnover in April 2026, compared with 2025 average, decreased by 9.0% at current prices, and by 7.9% at constant prices.

According to the Labour Force Survey, in the first quarter of 2026 the number of employed persons was 2 836 000, the number of unemployed persons was 276 300, while the number of persons outside the labour force was 2 478 600.

Compared with the same quarter of 2025, a decrease was recorded both in the number of employed persons (by 51 100) and unemployed persons (by 13 100), while the number of persons outside the labour force increased by 40 500. The employment rate decreased by 0.7 percentage points (p.p.) and the unemployment rate by 0.2 p.p., while the rate of persons outside the labour force increased by 0.9 p.p.

In 2025, for the purpose of drinking water supply, quantity of abstracted water amounted to 711 million m³, which represents by 0.3% more water compared to the same period of 2024. Total quantity of urban wastewater in 2025 decreased by 3.8%, relative to 2024, of which the amount of wastewater discharged into wastewater collecting system decreased by 11.8%. 

Number of live births in the Republic of Serbia in the period January-April 2026 amounted to 18 583. Compared with the same period of the previous year, when the number of live births was 17 960, noted was the increase in live births by 623 i.e. 3.5%.

Number of deaths in the Republic of Serbia in the period  January-April 2026 amounted to 33 201, and if related to the same period of the previous year, when it was 33 495, it recorded decrease by 294, or 0.9%.