
Economy
Serbia is a developing, upper-middle-income economy — the largest of the former Yugoslav states — pursuing EU membership while maintaining close economic and political ties with Russia and China.
Growth has been steady, driven by foreign investment in manufacturing and a rising IT sector, though the unresolved status of Kosovo and a balancing act between East and West shape its prospects.
Key sectors include automobiles and machinery, food and agriculture on the fertile Vojvodina plains, base metals and mining, energy, and a fast-growing information-technology industry.