high tech trade deficit

Serbia’s High-Tech Trade Gap Persists Despite Strong Export Growth

Serbia’s high-tech trade increased significantly between 2013 and 2025, according to MAT’s Eurostat-based data. Total high-tech trade rose from €1.243bn in 2013 to €5.538bn in 2025, representing an increase of 345%. High-tech exports grew at a faster pace, increasing from around €220mn to €1.437bn, a rise of 553%, indicating expansion in Serbia’s export capacity within higher-value industrial segments. Import Volumes Continue to Outpace Exports Despite strong export growth, high-tech imports remain substantially higher than exports. In 2025, imports reached €4.100bn,…