Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment in Serbia
Serbia: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment was 7.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Serbia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Serbia stood at 7.9. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.1% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Serbia peaked at 24.1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.9, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 30th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount … spend employment in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24.1 | — |
| 2015 | 19.7 | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 21.8 | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 19.8 | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 15.8 | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 16.5 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 16.6 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 17.4 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 16.2 | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 11.8 | -27.2% |
| 2025 | 7.9 | -33.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 7.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.25, 85% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.24 | 15.8 | 24.1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.4 | 7.9 | 17.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More work & labour data for Serbia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7737 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7205 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8268 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1128 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,121 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,326 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,850 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,852 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,702 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Serbia?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Serbia was 7.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Serbia ranks 30th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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