Share of employee compensation in public spending in Serbia

Serbia: Share of employee compensation in public spending was 16.75 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.75
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
112th
of 155 countries
All-time high
26.71
in 2008
All-time low
14.47
in 2015
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Serbia, 2007–2022

01020302007201420222007: 26.32008: 26.72009: 26.22010: 24.82011: 25.62012: 25.42013: 15.72014: 15.12015: 14.52016: 14.72017: 15.12018: 16.12019: 16.62020: 15.62021: 16.52022: 16.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 16.75 for share of employee compensation in public spending in 2022.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employee compensation in public spending in Serbia peaked at 26.71 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.47, in 2015.

That places Serbia 112th out of 155 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Share of employee compensation in public spending in Serbia, 2007 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2007 26.3
2008 26.71 +1.6%
2009 26.23 -1.8%
2010 24.85 -5.3%
2011 25.6 +3.0%
2012 25.43 -0.7%
2013 15.72 -38.2%
2014 15.05 -4.2%
2015 14.47 -3.9%
2016 14.71 +1.6%
2017 15.09 +2.6%
2018 16.05 +6.4%
2019 16.63 +3.6%
2020 15.65 -5.9%
2021 16.5 +5.5%
2022 16.75 +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.41 26.23 26.71 3
2010s 18.36 14.47 25.6 10
2020s 16.3 15.65 16.75 3

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 109 Tanzania 17.53 compare
  2. 110 Uganda 17.37 compare
  3. 111 Slovenia 16.77 compare
  4. 113 Estonia 16.44 compare
  5. 114 Slovakia 16.43 compare
  6. 115 United Kingdom 15.79 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employee compensation in public spending in Serbia?
Share of employee compensation in public spending in Serbia was 16.75 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 26.71 in 2008.
What is the lowest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.47 in 2015.
How does Serbia rank for share of employee compensation in public spending?
Serbia ranks 112th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of employee compensation in public spending rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employee compensation in public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of employee compensation in public spending
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,295 data points, 1972–2024
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