Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Serbia
Serbia: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 38.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% 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
In 2022, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Serbia stood at 38.6%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Serbia peaked at 42.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1985.
Serbia ranks 73rd 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 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 32.4% | — |
| 1985 | 30.4% | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 30.6% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 31.9% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 31.6% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 30.8% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 33.8% | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +1.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 38.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.6%, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 38.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.4% | 30.4% | 32.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 32.3% | 30.8% | 33.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 35.9% | 39.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 35.3% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 37.9% | 38.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 70 Tajikistan 40.7% compare
- 71 Ethiopia 40.5% compare
- 72 Mauritania 39.9% compare
- 73 Seychelles 38.6% compare
- 75 Guinea 37.9% compare
- 76 South Korea 37.8% 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 of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Serbia?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Serbia was 38.6% 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 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1985.
- How does Serbia rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Serbia ranks 73rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.