摘要:The paper analyzes through statistical data the realized investments and spent investments in environmental protection in the areas: air protection,wastewater and waste management,protection and remediation of soil and surface waters,protection against noise and vibration and nature protection.Investments in the period from 2013 to 2018 are also presented.The revenues realized in the protection of the environment and investments realized through participation in the rehabilitation and improvement of the state of the environment is considered.Working in a comprehensive and analytical way enables,through the presented data,to predict the trends that will follow the future investment packages in improving the protection of the environment.The paper provides an overview of economic instrument in the environmental sector in the Republic of Serbia based on available data,thus indirectly providing a view into achieved goals and measured of environmental policy defined in strategic and planning documents,such as: National Environmental protection programme,National Sustainable Development Strategy and National Environmental Approximation Strategy for Serbia.