Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Serbia

Serbia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 23.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.3%
Change on year
down 18.7%
World rank
25th
of 34 countries
All-time high
38.0%
in 2018
All-time low
14.0%
in 2007
Years of data
8
2007–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Serbia, 2007–2022

0102030402007201420222007: 142010: 20.42013: 19.52015: 342018: 382019: 26.12021: 28.62022: 23.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 23.3% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in 2022.

That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Serbia peaked at 38.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2007.

That places Serbia 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Serbia, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 14.0%
2010 20.4% +45.6%
2013 19.5% -4.1%
2015 34.0% +73.7%
2018 38.0% +11.9%
2019 26.1% -31.2%
2021 28.6% +9.6%
2022 23.3% -18.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.0% 14.0% 14.0% 1
2010s 27.6% 19.5% 38.0% 5
2020s 25.9% 23.3% 28.6% 2

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 23 Dominican Republic 26.4% compare
  2. 24 Kyrgyzstan 24.2% compare
  3. 26 Sri Lanka 22.3% compare
  4. 27 El Salvador 19.4% compare
  5. 28 Türkiye 16.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Serbia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Serbia was 23.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2007.
How does Serbia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
Serbia ranks 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 329 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

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