Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Serbia
Serbia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile was 19.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
19.1%
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
19th
of 34 countries
All-time high
25.7%
in 2018
All-time low
12.8%
in 2007
Years of data
8
2007–2022
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Serbia, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 19.1% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in 2022.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Serbia peaked at 25.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2007.
Serbia ranks 19th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance - 1st quintile in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12.8% | — |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +25.7% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +40.2% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | -10.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 19.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.6%, 54% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 19.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.1%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 16.1% | 25.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.1% | 21.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 16 Mexico 22.2% compare
- 17 Costa Rica 20.7% compare
- 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 19.3% compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 18.8% compare
- 21 Kosovo 17.7% compare
- 21 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 17.7% compare
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 poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Serbia?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile in Serbia was 19.1% 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 25.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance - 1st quintile?
- Serbia ranks 19th 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 down 15.5%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap