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Serbia-Iran Trade: In 2022, Serbia exported $2.89M to Iran. The main products that Serbia exported to Iran were Boron ($410k), Gaskets ($379k), and Corn ($317k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Serbia to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.8%, from $15.8M in 2017 to $2.89M in 2022.

In 2009, Serbia exported services to Iran worth $138k, with Compensation of employees ($113k), Workers' remittances ($49.4k), and Personal, cultural, and recreational services ($25.2k) being the largest in terms of value.

Iran-Serbia Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $56.3M to Serbia. The main products that Iran exported to Serbia were Styrene Polymers ($23.3M), Ethylene Polymers ($15.3M), and Refined Petroleum ($3.06M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Serbia have increased at an annualized rate of 28.6%, from $16M in 2017 to $56.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Iran did not export any services to Serbia.

Comparison: In 2022, Serbia ranked 36 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.75), and 70 in total exports ($30.3B). That same year, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Serbia exported $2.89M to Iran. The main products exported from Serbia to Iran were Boron ($410k), Gaskets ($379k), and Corn ($317k). During the last 5 years the exports of Serbia to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 28.8%, from $15.8M in 2017 to $2.89M in 2022.

In 2017, Iran exported $56.3M to Serbia. The main products exported from Iran to Serbia were Styrene Polymers ($23.3M), Ethylene Polymers ($15.3M), and Refined Petroleum ($3.06M). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Serbia have increased at an annualized rate of 28.6%, from $16M in 2022 to $56.3M in 2017.

Exports from Serbia () to Iran () (2022)

Exports from Iran () to Serbia () (2022)

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Trade between Serbia () and Iran ()

Serbia Exports

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Serbia
Top DestinationGermany$4B

Iran
Top DestinationChina$5.72B

This map shows whether countries import more from Serbia or Iran. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Serbia and Iran or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Serbia than Iran included Germany ($4B), Bosnia and Herzegovina ($2.14B), and Italy ($2.1B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Serbia included China ($5.72B), Turkey ($3.17B), and Kuwait ($960M).

Difference in imports from Iran () and Serbia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Serbia - Iran

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This chart compares trade between Serbia and Iran by product, considering products traded by both, Serbia and Iran.

During 2022, Serbia had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Machines ($870k), Vegetable Products ($715k), and Chemical Products ($470k).

During 2017, Iran had a large net trade with Serbia in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($40M), Metals ($5.03M), and Mineral Products ($3.58M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Serbia Iran+$1.25MCorn

Top Product Potential Iran Serbia+$5.14MEthylene Polymers

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Serbia and Iran. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Serbia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iran. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Iran indicates it has a comparative advantage over Serbia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Serbia () to Iran () (2022)

Exports from Iran () to Serbia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Serbia () and Iran ()

Serbia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Iran () and Serbia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Serbia - Iran

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Serbia () and Iran () (2022)

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