Legislative Checks on Government Index in Serbia
Serbia: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.339 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.339
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
117th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.935
in 2008
All-time low
0.042
in 1789
Years of data
234
1789–2025
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Serbia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, legislative checks on government index in Serbia stood at 0.339.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative checks on government index in Serbia peaked at 0.935 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.042, in 1789.
That places Serbia 117th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Legislative Checks on Government Index in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.042 | — |
| 1790 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.042 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.056 | +33.3% |
| 1805 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.056 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.042 | -25.0% |
| 1815 | 0.057 | +35.7% |
| 1816 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.043 | -24.6% |
| 1859 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.043 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.162 | +276.7% |
| 1870 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.223 | +37.7% |
| 1889 | 0.38 | +70.4% |
| 1890 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.4 | +5.3% |
| 1904 | 0.455 | +13.7% |
| 1905 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.429 | -5.7% |
| 1907 | 0.429 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.444 | +3.5% |
| 1909 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.427 | -3.8% |
| 1916 | 0.406 | -4.9% |
| 1917 | 0.406 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.406 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.483 | +19.0% |
| 1920 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.459 | -5.0% |
| 1931 | 0.37 | -19.4% |
| 1932 | 0.361 | -2.4% |
| 1933 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.145 | -59.8% |
| 1943 | 0.342 | +135.9% |
| 1944 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.25 | -26.9% |
| 1947 | 0.216 | -13.6% |
| 1948 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.218 | +0.9% |
| 1951 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.218 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.244 | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.212 | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 0.381 | +79.7% |
| 1992 | 0.388 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.375 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.636 | +69.6% |
| 2001 | 0.912 | +43.4% |
| 2002 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.926 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.93 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.935 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.935 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.917 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.883 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.843 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.754 | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.762 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.692 | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.658 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.633 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.594 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.364 | -38.7% |
| 2021 | 0.323 | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.457 | +41.5% |
| 2023 | 0.362 | -20.8% |
| 2024 | 0.354 | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.339 | -4.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.339 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.599, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.339 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8195, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.042 | 0.042 | 0.042 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.042 | 0.042 | 0.042 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.0504 | 0.042 | 0.056 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0551 | 0.042 | 0.057 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.057 | 0.057 | 0.057 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.057 | 0.057 | 0.057 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.057 | 0.057 | 0.057 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0542 | 0.043 | 0.057 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0549 | 0.043 | 0.162 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.162 | 0.162 | 0.162 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1899 | 0.162 | 0.38 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4196 | 0.38 | 0.455 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4348 | 0.406 | 0.483 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4806 | 0.459 | 0.483 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.362 | 0.361 | 0.37 | 9 |
| 1940s | 0.27 | 0.145 | 0.361 | 9 |
| 1950s | 0.218 | 0.218 | 0.218 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.218 | 0.218 | 0.218 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2336 | 0.218 | 0.244 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2408 | 0.212 | 0.244 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3771 | 0.375 | 0.388 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8964 | 0.636 | 0.935 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7653 | 0.594 | 0.917 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3665 | 0.323 | 0.457 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 114 Eswatini 0.38 compare
- 115 Guinea-Bissau 0.361 compare
- 116 Sudan 0.343 compare
- 118 Guinea 0.337 compare
- 119 Mozambique 0.336 compare
- 120 Mauritania 0.327 compare
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative checks on government index in Serbia?
- Legislative checks on government index in Serbia was 0.339 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.935 in 2008.
- What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.042 in 1789.
- How does Serbia rank for legislative checks on government index?
- Serbia ranks 117th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative checks on government index rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.