Who are Serbian "SME100"?

Top Exporters

In each sector, these are companies with the highest exports whose performance in terms of growth dynamics and/or average salaries and added value per employee exceeds a certain threshold. Priority is given to those with more complex production/services. In the food industry, only innovative companies or those that add significantly higher value than usual processing are included. Similarly, in the IT sector, these are companies that export IT products rather than just services (e.g., coding or call centers).

Innovative Companies

These are companies that continuously innovate and improve their production processes, products, and customer approach. Such companies make a special contribution to the development of science and the country’s capacity for innovation, which is essential for sustainable development. As a “test” of innovation, we used the following criteria:

• Participation in projects funded by the Innovation Fund or Horizon projects.
• Extensive use or development of products in the field of Industry 4.0 or having an R&D department.

If companies meet these criteria and if their business is established and confirmed through market competition, we make an exception if their exports have been at least EUR 0.5 million on average over the past 3 years / in the previous year.

"Green" Companies (more precise criteria are still being developed)

MSP pioneers are those whose business achieves green goals through innovative energy savings or reliance on renewable energy; application of circular economy principles; reliance on organic production or pollution reduction; and contribution to the protection and development of biodiversity. Generally, renewable energy producers and secondary raw material processors are not included.