The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture. The GDP in 2005 was R$28 million, with 10 million generated by services, 1 million generated by industry, and 16 million generated by agriculture. Santa Rosa da Serra is in the middle tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development. As of 2007 there were no banking agencies in the town. There was a modest retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands. There were 325 automobiles in all of the municipality (2007), about one for every 10 inhabitants.IBGE
