Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Serbia
Serbia: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 36.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% before and after 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 36.0% for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Serbia peaked at 39.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 1985.
That places Serbia 70th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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% before and after tax in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 31.8% | — |
| 1985 | 29.8% | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 30.1% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 31.3% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 31.1% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 30.4% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 35.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.8% | 29.8% | 31.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 31.6% | 30.4% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 34.2% | 35.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 32.7% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 35.1% | 36.0% | 3 |
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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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -0.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2,183 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -0.3499 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 17.44 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 266,125 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 12.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5973 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Serbia?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Serbia was 36.0% 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% before and after tax recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 1985.
- How does Serbia rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Serbia ranks 70th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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% before and after 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 after taxes and benefits.