Employee compensation as share of government spending in Serbia
Serbia: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 16.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Serbia, 2007–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 16.7% for employee compensation as share of government spending in 2022.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Serbia peaked at 26.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, 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.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 26.3% | — |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | -38.2% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +1.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 16.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 16.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employee compensation as share of government spending in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -38.2% | 25.4% | 15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 26.2% | 26.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 14.5% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.6% | 16.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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 employee compensation as share of government spending in Serbia?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Serbia was 16.7% in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2015.
- How does Serbia rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Serbia ranks 112th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employee compensation as share of government 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 International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.