Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Serbia

Serbia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st was 80.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
80.5%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
8th
of 37 countries
All-time high
83.9%
in 2018
All-time low
77.5%
in 2007
Years of data
8
2007–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Serbia, 2007–2022

0204060802007201420222007: 77.5 poorest2010: 82.1 poorest2013: 81.3 poorest2015: 82.4 poorest2018: 83.9 poorest2019: 81.9 poorest2021: 82.5 poorest2022: 80.5 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Serbia stood at 80.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Serbia peaked at 83.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2007.

Serbia ranks 8th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) in Serbia, 2007 to 2022.
Year poorest Change
2007 77.5%
2010 82.1% +5.9%
2013 81.3% -1.0%
2015 82.4% +1.4%
2018 83.9% +1.7%
2019 81.9% -2.3%
2021 82.5% +0.7%
2022 80.5% -2.5%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 80.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.3%, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 80.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.1%, 99% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.5% 77.5% 77.5% 1
2010s 82.3% 81.3% 83.9% 5
2020s 81.5% 80.5% 82.5% 2

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 5 Kazakhstan 83.1% compare
  2. 6 Ukraine 81.8% compare
  3. 7 Mongolia 80.6% compare
  4. 9 Armenia 80.2% compare
  5. 10 Kyrgyzstan 79.6% compare
  6. 11 Georgia 75.3% compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Serbia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st in Serbia was 80.5% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2007.
How does Serbia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st?
Serbia ranks 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social protection and labor -1st rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 372 data points, 2002–2023
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