Income share held by fourth 20% in Serbia
Serbia: Income share held by fourth 20% was 23.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income share held by fourth 20% in Serbia, 2002–2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
In 2023, income share held by fourth 20% in Serbia stood at 23.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by fourth 20% in Serbia peaked at 23.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2005.
Serbia ranks 14th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Income share held by fourth 20% in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22.0% | — |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +0.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 23.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.1%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 23.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 21.9% | 22.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 22.7% | 23.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 22.5% | 23.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 11 Japan 23.2% compare
- 11 Luxembourg 23.2% compare
- 11 Uzbekistan 23.2% compare
- 14 Croatia 23.1% compare
- 14 Italy 23.1% compare
- 14 South Korea 23.1% 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 share held by fourth 20% in Serbia?
- Income share held by fourth 20% in Serbia was 23.1% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by fourth 20% recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest income share held by fourth 20% recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2005.
- How does Serbia rank for income share held by fourth 20%?
- Serbia ranks 14th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by fourth 20% rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by fourth 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.