Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Serbia
Serbia: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 15.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Serbia, 1984–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 15.5% for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Serbia peaked at 16.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1985.
Serbia ranks 50th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 9.4% | — |
| 1985 | 9.1% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +24.2% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +28.9% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +0.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 15.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 15.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.6% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.9% | 14.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 11.6% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 15.0% | 15.5% | 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 income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Serbia?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Serbia was 15.5% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1985.
- How does Serbia rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Serbia ranks 50th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.