Distillers Serbia
A one-page guide to Serbia for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Belgrade
- Official languages
- Serbian
- Currency
- Serbian dinar (RSD)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 (UTC+2 summer)
People
- Population growth
- -0.6% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 62.6%
- Aged under 15
- 14.3%
- Aged 65 and over
- 23.1%
- Life expectancy
- 76.0 years
Climate
Temperate, mostly humid continental with humid subtropical influences. Mean monthly temperature about 0 C in January and 22 C in July.
Alcohol
- Legal drinking age
- 18 (law bans selling or giving alcohol to under-18s; reported as loosely enforced)
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 11.06 litres of pure alcohol (2022)
- Traditional drinks
- Rakija (national drink): šljivovica (plum), kajsijevača (apricot), kruškovača/viljamovka (pear), plus mulberry, sour cherry, quince and honey/herb versions
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); Wikipedia: Serbia; World Bank indicators API; WHO Global Health Observatory API; UN Comtrade public API; PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries: Serbia - other taxes; Legal drinking age - Wikipedia; EntryBrief: Serbia customs allowances (secondary; cites national customs); ProWein, Dusseldorf (international wine and spirits fair). Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.