Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 33/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 53.6/100 #96
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.300
- HDI
- 0.833
- Regional blocs
- CEFTA
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Serbia | Aleksandar Vučić |
| Prime Minister of Serbia | Đuro Macut |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.3/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 7.5/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.6% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
45th pct
Rule of law (2023)
51th pct
Corruption control (2023)
38th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
52th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
57th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
45th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 33 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.300
- Liberal
- 0.208
- Participatory
- 0.217
- Deliberative
- 0.208
- Egalitarian
- 0.276
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 53.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #96 / 180
- Rank change
- +2 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #141
- 30.5
- Economic #125
- 35.2
- Legal #63
- 68.1
- Social #113
- 54.0
- Safety #82
- 80.1
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.6 | 96 | 30.5 | 35.2 | 68.1 | 54.0 | 80.1 |
| 2024 | 54.5 | 98 | 33.1 | 36.5 | 70.3 | 53.6 | 79.0 |
| 2023 | 59.2 | 91 | 45.3 | 39.2 | 77.2 | 59.9 | 74.3 |
| 2022 | 61.5 | 79 | 47.5 | 34.9 | 79.9 | 74.2 | 71.0 |
| 2021 | 68.0 | 93 | - | - | - | - | 68.2 |
| 2020 | 68.4 | 93 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 68.8 | 90 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2018 | 70.4 | 76 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 72.0 | 66 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2016 | 72.4 | 59 | - | - | - | - | 79.2 |
| 2015 | 72.3 | 67 | - | - | - | - | 64.2 |
| 2014 | 75.0 | 54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 73.4 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 29.0 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 23.0 | 85 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 15.5 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 13.5 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 21.0 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - |