Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Serbia
Serbia: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.4615 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Serbia, 1984–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Serbia stood at 0.4615.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Serbia peaked at 0.5074 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3953, in 1985.
That places Serbia 72nd out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.4086 | — |
| 1985 | 0.3953 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4003 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4117 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4133 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4038 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4223 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4348 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4649 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4566 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4451 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.45 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4611 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4682 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4815 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5061 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4949 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5074 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4604 | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4393 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4504 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4544 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4484 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4615 | +2.9% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.4615 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5361, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.4615 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3666, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4058 | 0.3953 | 0.4133 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.4131 | 0.4038 | 0.4223 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4504 | 0.4348 | 0.4649 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4719 | 0.4393 | 0.5074 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4548 | 0.4484 | 0.4615 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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 gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Serbia?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Serbia was 0.4615 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5074 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3953 in 1985.
- How does Serbia rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Serbia ranks 72nd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. 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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.