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

Serbia: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st was 2.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
2.8%
Change on year
down 57.3%
World rank
19th
of 24 countries
All-time high
9.8%
in 2015
All-time low
2.8%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2007–2022

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

2468102007201420222007: 52010: 5.92013: 6.32015: 9.82018: 7.72019: 7.82021: 6.62022: 2.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Serbia is 2.8%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 57.3% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Serbia peaked at 9.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2022.

Serbia ranks 19th of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Serbia, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 5.0%
2010 5.9% +18.6%
2013 6.3% +7.2%
2015 9.8% +56.2%
2018 7.7% -21.5%
2019 7.8% +0.3%
2021 6.6% -14.4%
2022 2.8% -57.3%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 2.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9%, 18% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 2.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.7%, 24% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 1
2010s 7.5% 5.9% 9.8% 5
2020s 4.7% 2.8% 6.6% 2

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 17 Pakistan 5.1% compare
  2. 18 Costa Rica 4.7% compare
  3. 20 Indonesia 2.2% compare
  4. 21 Turkey 1.4% compare
  5. 22 Colombia 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Serbia?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st in Serbia was 2.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2022.
How does Serbia rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st?
Serbia ranks 19th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - unconditional cash transfers -1st rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount 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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