Income share of the richest 1% vs. GDP per capita in Serbia
Serbia: Income share of the richest 1% vs. GDP per capita was 15.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% vs. GDP per capita in Serbia, 1984–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita in Serbia is 15.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it 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. gdp per capita 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. GDP per capita 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% |
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 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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 639,492 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8533 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 13,023 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 88.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.35 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita in Serbia?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita 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. gdp per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1985.
- How does Serbia rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita?
- Serbia ranks 50th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita 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. GDP per capita. 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.