Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Serbia
Serbia: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 5.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Serbia, 2006–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Serbia stood at 5.9%.
The figure is up 21.5% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Serbia peaked at 7.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2015.
Serbia ranks 2nd of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.0% | — |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -24.8% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.1% | 7.1% | 10 |
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 households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Serbia?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Serbia was 5.9% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2015.
- How does Serbia rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Serbia ranks 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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