Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Serbia
Serbia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 24.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita 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. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it 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. gdp per capita in Serbia peaked at 29.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1995.
That places Serbia 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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. GDP per capita 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 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 64.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 990,898 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3818 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5,827 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 12.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8092 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Serbia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita 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. gdp per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1995.
- How does Serbia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Serbia ranks 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita 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. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.