Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest in Serbia

Serbia: Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest was 14.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
14.3%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
9th
of 37 countries
All-time high
14.9%
in 2021
All-time low
10.3%
in 2007
Years of data
8
2007–2022

Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest in Serbia, 2007–2022

0510152007201420222007: 10.3 % of total SPL benefits2010: 10.4 % of total SPL benefits2013: 10.6 % of total SPL benefits2015: 13.4 % of total SPL benefits2018: 14.9 % of total SPL benefits2019: 14.8 % of total SPL benefits2021: 14.9 % of total SPL benefits2022: 14.3 % of total SPL benefits

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total SPL benefits.

Analysis

In 2022, benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest in Serbia stood at 14.3%.

That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest in Serbia peaked at 14.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2007.

That places Serbia 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits) in Serbia, 2007 to 2022.
Year % of total SPL benefits Change
2007 10.3%
2010 10.4% +1.3%
2013 10.6% +1.9%
2015 13.4% +26.0%
2018 14.9% +11.6%
2019 14.8% -0.7%
2021 14.9% +0.8%
2022 14.3% -4.6%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 14.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 14.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.6%, 98% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.3% 10.3% 10.3% 1
2010s 12.8% 10.4% 14.9% 5
2020s 14.6% 14.3% 14.9% 2

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 6 Republic of Moldova 16.1% compare
  2. 7 Ukraine 15.6% compare
  3. 8 Poland 14.9% compare
  4. 10 Belarus 14.1% compare
  5. 11 El Salvador 14.1% compare
  6. 12 Kyrgyzstan 13.7% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

More work & labour data for Serbia

All data for Serbia →

Frequently asked questions

What is benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest in Serbia?
Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest in Serbia was 14.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2007.
How does Serbia rank for benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest?
Serbia ranks 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB), published as part of Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest in Serbia. Statizoid, drawing on ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/benefit-incidence-of-social-protection-and-labor-programs-to-poorest-quintile-percent-of/serbia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/benefit-incidence-of-social-protection-and-labor-programs-to-poorest-quintile-percent-of/serbia/">Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest in Serbia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs to poorest quintile (% of total SPL benefits)
Unit
% of total SPL benefits
Source
ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Benefit incidence of social protection and labor programs (SPL) to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total social protection and labor programs benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Social protection and labor programs include social insurance, social safety nets, and unemployment benefits and active labor market programs. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.