Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Serbia
Serbia: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3282 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Serbia, 2012–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Serbia is 0.3282, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Serbia peaked at 0.4046 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.328, in 2022.
Serbia ranks 76th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3989 | — |
| 2013 | 0.3944 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4044 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4046 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3877 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.361 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.35 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3448 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3495 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3313 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.328 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3282 | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.3282 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3588, 91% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.3282 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3807 | 0.3448 | 0.4046 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3342 | 0.328 | 0.3495 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 73 Thailand 0.3332 compare
- 74 South Korea 0.3291 compare
- 75 Niger 0.3286 compare
- 77 Uzbekistan 0.3266
- 78 United Kingdom 0.3242 compare
- 79 Japan 0.3234 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Serbia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,106 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 31.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 38.43 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.4% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Serbia?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Serbia was 0.3282 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4046 in 2015.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.328 in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Serbia ranks 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.