Food security and comparative analysis of situation in serbia and neighbouring countries

Serbia
62,8
-0,4
=59
25
56,9
-5,9
54
+5
* Sign “=” before the rank number means that the country share the rank with other countries 
with same score value 
Source: Authors’ processing and interpretation of data based on the Economist Intelligence 
Unit, GFSI 2019 and the EIU database
The analysis of food security according to certain dimensions (affordability, availability, 
quality and safety and natural resources & resilience) in Serbia and selected neighbouring 
countries indicates the existence of certain differences (Table 4).All neighbouring 
countries achieved a better score from Serbia for following three dimensions: affordability, 
availability and food safety. According to the availability, Serbia is also positioned on the 
lowest rank in relation to all components of food security.

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The component Natural Resources and Resilience to adverse climate-related and other 
risks was included in the calculation of GFSI recently (in 2017) precisely because they 
pose long term threats and impact on food systems and food security across countries. 
With the value of this indicator of 62.2, Serbia is ranked significantly better compared 
to other components (on 37
th
place), but all analyzed neighbouring countries have 
higher values of this component.
Table 4. Values of GFSI and individual dimensions of food security for Serbia and selected 
neighbouring countries for 2019
Serbia
Score
Rank (113)
Overall
62,8
=59
Affordability
73,9
52
Availability
53,0
83
Quality and Safety
61,8
56
Natural Resources & Resilience
62,2
37
Overall with Natural Resources & 
Resilience
56,9
54