The Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia and UNICEF in Serbia, with the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), will carriy out the seventh cycle of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey - MICS7 in the period from 15 September to 15 December 2025.

The overall external trade in the Republic of Serbia for the period January - May 2025 amounted to:

   - USD 33746.0 million - which was an increase of 10.7% compared to the same period last year;

   - EUR 31243.1 million - which was an increase of 10.9% compared to the same period last year.

In the Republic of Serbia, in May 2025, compared to May 2024, number of tourist arrivals was by 3.8 % lower, while number of tourist overnight stays was by 5.1 % lower.

In May 2025, compared to May 2024, number of overnight stays of domestic tourists was by 3.7 % lower while number of overnight stays of foreign tourists was by 6.8% lower.

The industrial production in May 2025 increased by 4.4% relative to May 2024.

According to the preliminary results, the turnover of retail trade in the Republic of Serbia in May 2025, compared to the same month last year, increased by 7.6% at current prices and at constant prices, by 5.6%.

Comparing the retail trade turnover in the first five months 2025 with the same period 2024, it increased by 4.9% at current prices, and by 1.8% at constant prices.

In 2024, RSD 38 996 571 thousand of budget funds were spent for research and development (R&D) activities in the Republic of Serbia, which is an increase of 22.7% compared to the previous year, 2023.

The share of total budgetary funds for R&D in GDP reached 0.4% in 2024.

The total number of transported passengers in international transport in 2024, relative to the previous year, increased by 8.0%. In the observed period, domestic transport of passengers saw also an increase of 2.3%, which influenced the growth of the total number of passengers carried by 2.9%. The total performance in 2024, expressed in pkm, increased by 6.9%, which resulted from an increase in the performance of the domestic transport of passengers by 5.7%, and that of the international transport by 7.6%.

Human resources in science and technology are people aged 15-74 who have either completed higher education or are employed in the fields of science and technology as researchers, engineers, professional associates or technicians. According to the results of the Labor Force Survey (LFS), in 2024 in the Republic of Serbia there were 1 160 000 people who meet some of the above conditions, of which 55% are women.