Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Serbia
Serbia: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.73 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Serbia, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Serbia is 0.73, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Serbia peaked at 0.913 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.207, in 1947.
Serbia ranks 92nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.208 | — |
| 1947 | 0.207 | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.221 | +6.8% |
| 1950 | 0.268 | +21.3% |
| 1951 | 0.299 | +11.6% |
| 1952 | 0.313 | +4.7% |
| 1953 | 0.318 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.334 | +5.0% |
| 1955 | 0.339 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.339 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.341 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.356 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.356 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.376 | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.375 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.373 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.376 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.374 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.377 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.384 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.385 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.391 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.432 | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.444 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.45 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.448 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.451 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.454 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.473 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.471 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.54 | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.535 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.534 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.53 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.547 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.578 | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.58 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.554 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.545 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.708 | +29.9% |
| 2001 | 0.892 | +26.0% |
| 2002 | 0.901 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.886 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.903 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.913 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.911 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.906 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.904 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.903 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.855 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.837 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.829 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.826 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.797 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.752 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.778 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.779 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.768 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.776 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.781 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.775 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.73 | -5.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.73 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.73 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +29.9% | 0.545 | 0.708 |
| 2001 | +26.0% | 0.708 | 0.892 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2107 | 0.207 | 0.221 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.3233 | 0.268 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3541 | 0.341 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.38 | 0.374 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4458 | 0.391 | 0.473 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.549 | 0.53 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8853 | 0.708 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8387 | 0.752 | 0.906 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7682 | 0.73 | 0.781 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More economy & growth data for Serbia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.19 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5822 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.6 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0213 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Serbia?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Serbia was 0.73 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.913 in 2005.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 1947.
- How does Serbia rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Serbia ranks 92nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.