The Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia hosted students from the International School on March 19, 2026. Through three thematic presentations, the students had the opportunity to gain more experience about the role and importance of official statistics in modern society.

According to the Survey data, the at-risk-of-poverty rate was 19.6% in 2025, and compared to 2024, it was lower by 0.1 percentage points. The at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion rate amounted to 23.2%, and it was lower by 1.1 percentage points relative to 2024.

The number of registered road motor vehicles and trailers in 2025 in the Republic of Serbia increased by 4.2%, relative to 2024. Increase was noted regarding almost all registered road motor vehicles and trailers, while only special purpose motor vehicles noted decrease.

The number of registered mopeds in the Republic of Serbia in 2025, compared to the previous year, increased by 8.9%, motorcycles by 13.3%, passengers’ cars by 3.9%, buses by 3.2%, freight vehicles by 3.8% and trailers by 5.7%. The number of special purpose motor vehicles decreased by 15.5%.

In January 2026, the number of 1 604 building permits was issued, presenting the increase of 5.1% when compared to January 2025. Out of the total number of permits issued in January 2026, 83.4% related to buildings, and 16.6% to civil engineering constructions. When only buildings are concerned, 80.5% of permits related to residential buildings, and 19.5% to non–residential ones, while regarding civil engineering constructions the largest number related to pipelines, communication and electric power lines (83.1%).

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

   - USD 5707.0 million - which was an increase of 0.5% compared to the same period last year;

   - EUR 4890.5 million - which was a decrease of 11.0% compared to the same period last year.

The total number of passenger road motor vehicles that entered the Republic of Serbia in the fourth quarter 2025 increased by 0.5%, compared to the same period of the previous year. The number of vehicles registered in our country decreased by 2.9%, while the number of vehicles registered abroad increased by 2.8%.

The exit of passenger road motor vehicles from the Republic of Serbia in the same period increased by 0.5% compared to the same period 2024. The exit of vehicles registered in the country decreased by 0.5%, while the exit of vehicles with foreign registration plates increased by 1.3%.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, 45 300 passenger vehicles, 6 255 lorries and 252 buses were registered for the first time. In the same period, a total of 3 434 traffic accidents with casualties were recorded, in which 4 839 people were injured, while 128 were killed.

In terms of age structure, a very high share of first- time registered vehicles are vehicles older than two years. Among passenger vehicles, 80.9% of first- time registered are ones older than two years. A similar trend is observed for lorries (68.3%), as well as for buses (56.3%).

Prices of goods and services used for personal consumption in February 2026 in relation to January 2026 increased by 0.5% on average.