Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Serbia
Serbia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 24.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Serbia, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 24.9% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Serbia peaked at 29.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1995.
Serbia ranks 40th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.9% | — |
| 1991 | 18.9% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 18.3% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 22.6% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 18.3% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 24.2% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 26.5% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 24.9% | 27.4% | 4 |
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Serbia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Serbia was 24.9% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1995.
- How does Serbia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Serbia ranks 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.