Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Serbia

Serbia: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 17.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
17.3%
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
16th
of 24 countries
All-time high
29.2%
in 2015
All-time low
11.6%
in 2007
Years of data
8
2007–2022

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Serbia, 2007–2022

01020302007201420222007: 11.62010: 18.32013: 17.32015: 29.22018: 28.92019: 18.52021: 18.72022: 17.3

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Serbia is 17.3%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Serbia peaked at 29.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2007.

That places Serbia 16th out of 24 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Serbia, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 11.6%
2010 18.3% +57.9%
2013 17.3% -5.6%
2015 29.2% +69.1%
2018 28.9% -1.2%
2019 18.5% -35.9%
2021 18.7% +0.9%
2022 17.3% -7.5%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 17.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.0%, 51% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 17.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 67% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.6% 11.6% 11.6% 1
2010s 22.4% 17.3% 29.2% 5
2020s 18.0% 17.3% 18.7% 2

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 13 Kyrgyzstan 20.6% compare
  2. 14 Peru 18.1% compare
  3. 15 Sri Lanka 17.7% compare
  4. 17 Chile 13.7% compare
  5. 18 Costa Rica 8.4% compare
  6. 19 Pakistan 6.8% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Serbia?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Serbia was 17.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2007.
How does Serbia rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Serbia ranks 16th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 202 data points, 2004–2022
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