Net electricity imports in Serbia
Serbia: Net electricity imports was 0.78 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports in Serbia, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports in Serbia stood at 0.78 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 184.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Serbia peaked at 4.48 terawatt-hours in 2002 and was at its lowest, -2.54 terawatt-hours, in 2013.
Serbia ranks 57th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports in Serbia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -2.02 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | -2.27 terawatt-hours | +12.4% |
| 1992 | -0.4 terawatt-hours | -82.4% |
| 1993 | -1 terawatt-hours | +150.0% |
| 1994 | -1.25 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 1995 | -0.4 terawatt-hours | -68.0% |
| 1996 | 1.76 terawatt-hours | -540.0% |
| 1997 | 0.82 terawatt-hours | -53.4% |
| 1998 | 0.45 terawatt-hours | -45.1% |
| 1999 | 1.87 terawatt-hours | +315.6% |
| 2000 | 3.01 terawatt-hours | +61.0% |
| 2001 | 4.04 terawatt-hours | +34.2% |
| 2002 | 4.48 terawatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 2.79 terawatt-hours | -37.7% |
| 2004 | -0.27 terawatt-hours | -109.7% |
| 2005 | -1.94 terawatt-hours | +618.5% |
| 2006 | -0.81 terawatt-hours | -58.2% |
| 2007 | -0.09 terawatt-hours | -88.9% |
| 2008 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | -177.8% |
| 2009 | -1.43 terawatt-hours | -2142.9% |
| 2010 | -0.3 terawatt-hours | -79.0% |
| 2011 | -0.28 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | -239.3% |
| 2013 | -2.54 terawatt-hours | -751.3% |
| 2014 | 1.56 terawatt-hours | -161.4% |
| 2015 | -0.92 terawatt-hours | -159.0% |
| 2016 | -1.92 terawatt-hours | +108.7% |
| 2017 | 0.83 terawatt-hours | -143.2% |
| 2018 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | -85.5% |
| 2019 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2020 | -0.61 terawatt-hours | -862.5% |
| 2021 | 0.65 terawatt-hours | -206.6% |
| 2022 | 2.75 terawatt-hours | +323.1% |
| 2023 | -2.19 terawatt-hours | -179.6% |
| 2024 | 0.52 terawatt-hours | -123.7% |
| 2025 | 0.78 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.78 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1 terawatt-hours, 7.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -2142.9% | 0.07 terawatt-hours | -1.43 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.244 terawatt-hours | -2.27 terawatt-hours | 1.87 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.985 terawatt-hours | -1.94 terawatt-hours | 4.48 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.298 terawatt-hours | -2.54 terawatt-hours | 1.56 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3167 terawatt-hours | -2.19 terawatt-hours | 2.75 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More energy & mining data for Serbia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.2% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports in Serbia?
- Net electricity imports in Serbia was 0.78 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.54 terawatt-hours in 2013.
- How does Serbia rank for net electricity imports?
- Serbia ranks 57th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.