Income share held by lowest 10% in Serbia
Serbia: Income share held by lowest 10% was 2.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income share held by lowest 10% 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 lowest 10% in Serbia stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Serbia peaked at 3.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2014.
That places Serbia 79th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Income share held by lowest 10% in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.2% | — |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -62.9% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +35.7% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 79 Palestine, State of 2.5% compare
- 81 Romania 2.4% compare
- 81 Uganda 2.4% compare
- 81 Uzbekistan 2.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Serbia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.5 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,106 (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 revenues vs income inequality 38.43 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.117 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Serbia?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Serbia was 2.5% 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 lowest 10% recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2014.
- How does Serbia rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Serbia ranks 79th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.3%. 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. 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 lowest 10%. 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.