Belgrade Fortress

Serbia

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Serbia
Published: 2026

Region: Southern Europe
Capital: Belgrade
Currency: Serbian Dinar (RSD)
Density: 79 / km²

WRI Score 2026

65.56

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 96th
In Europe: 43rd
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 25%· KPMG / EY
50.5
Above-average top marginal rate.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 79 / km²· UN WPP
66.3
Moderate population density.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $17,292· IMF WEO 2026
55.6
Middle-income economy by per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 76.3 years· WHO / UN
65.5
Moderate life expectancy relative to peers.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.3 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
55.1
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 9%· ILO / SECO
69.9
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2.3% of GDP· SIPRI
81.2
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
53.0
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Serbia holds 96th of 211 with a WRI Score of 65.56 — ranks just above the midpoint of the index. The score is driven by exceptional ideological neutrality (96) and military posture (81.2), with its tax treatment standing out as a moderate constraint.