This year, Serbia will achieve the smallest drop in GDP in relation to all member states and countries in the Western Balkans region, it is stated in the conclusion of the latest economic forecast of the European Commission.
The projected drop in GDP for Serbia, by the end of this year, is 1.8 percent.
This is an improvement compared to the forecast, when the Commission projected a drop in PDB in our country of 4.1 percent in 2020.
For 2021, the Commission for Serbia forecasts growth of 4.8 percent of GDP, while in 2022 it is expected to grow by 3.8.
The EC estimates that the public debt of Serbia in 2020 will amount to 61.5 percent of GDP, while a reduced amount of 60.7 percent is predicted for 2021, and 59.6 percent in 2022.
In Brussels, they expect the unemployment rate this year to be 9.3 percent in Serbia, 9.6 percent in 2021, and up to nine percent in 2022, BizLife reports.
