Serbia, Agricultural foreign trade exchange EUR 7.9 billion

Published on 8. February 2023., News

The total foreign trade exchange of Serbian agrarians with the world last year amounted to EUR 7.9 billion, which represents an increase of 20.1% compared to 2021.

Goods worth EUR 4.8 billion were exported, which is an increase of 13.4% compared to the results from 2021, with a share of 17.3% in total goods exports. Goods worth EUR 3.1 billion were imported, which is 32% more than in 2021, with a share of 8% in total goods imports.

The surplus in the foreign trade exchange of agricultural and food products for the ten months of 2022 amounted to EUR 1.6 billion, which is a decrease of 10.8% compared to 2021. The coverage of imports by exports is 151.9% and is less than the coverage in 2021 when it was 176.9%, it was stated on the website of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce.

According to the structure of agricultural exports, the most represented export is fruit and vegetables with 24.3%, cereals with 20.4%, tobacco with 9.7% and beverages with 8.1%. We mostly imported fruits and vegetables 19.4%, coffee, cocoa, tea, spices and their products 11.2%, and tobacco 9.2%.

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