The number of all road motor vehicles and trailers registered in 2023 in the Republic of Serbia recorded increase relative to the number of registered vehicles in 2022, by 2.5%. Decrease was noted regarding mopeds, buses and special purpose motor vehicles.
Among domestic trademarks, the largest number of registered passenger cars was produced by Zastava trademark. Regarding foreign trademarks, the following manufacturers were the most notable: Volkswagen, Opel, Fiat, Renault, Peugeot, Audi, Ford and Citroen.
In 2023, 919 868 freight road vehicles exited from the territory of the Republic of Serbia over international road border crossings and 9 999 tons of goods were exported. Relative to 2022, the number of freight road vehicles in exit decreased by 1.8% and the quantity of exported goods decreased by 4.4%. Vehicles with registration of the Republic of Serbia, in 2023, carried somewhat over two thirds of total quantity of the exported goods (67.4%). The number of freight vehicles that imported goods to the territory of the Republic of Serbia in 2023 decreased by 0.4% compared to 2022. Vehicles with registration of the Republic of Serbia, in 2023, imported 46.4% of total quantity of the imported goods.
Average prices of new construction dwellings in the Republic of Serbia in the second half of 2023 amounted to RSD 207 103, presenting the decrease of 4.8% compared to the second half of 2022. Apartment prices in the observed period ranged from 48 344 dinars per m² in Bujanovac to 495 981 dinars in the Belgrade municipality Savski venac.
Average prices of new construction dwellings in the Republic of Serbia in 2023 amounted to RSD 211 103, presenting the increase of 0.7% relative to 2022. Dwellings’ prices in the observed period ranged from RSD 50 495/m2 in Bujanovac up to RSD 491 596 in Belgrade municipality of Savski venac.
In January 2024, the number of 1 615 building permits was issued, presenting the increase of 3.0% when compared to January 2023. Out of the total number of permits issued in January 2024, 82.4% related to buildings, and 17.6% to civil engineering constructions. When only buildings are concerned, 81.4% of permits related to residential buildings, and 18.6% to non–residential ones, while regarding civil engineering constructions the largest number related to pipelines, communication and electric power lines (65.1%).
The overall external trade in the Republic of Serbia for the period January 2024 amounted to:
- USD 5266.1 million - which was a decrease of 3.3% compared to the same period last year;
- EUR 4817.3 million - which was a decrease of 4.9% compared to the same period last year.
Prices of goods and services used for personal consumption in February 2024 in relation to January 2024 increased by 0.6% on average.
In the publication "The most frequent names and surnames", the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia publishes a list of the most common names and surnames of the residents of the Republic of Serbia, according to the results of the 2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings.
The most frequent names and surnames are shown up to the level of municipalities and cities, where the names are given by sex and year of birth. In addition, the publication contains, for the level of the Republic of Serbia, the most common combinations of first and last names, as well as the most frequent female and male names by individual year of birth.
Jelena and Dragan are the most common names in Serbia, and the most frequent surname is Jovanović.
The most common combinations of the first and last names are: Dragan Jovanović (over 2 200) and Jelena Jovanović (around 1 900).