Paying taxes: Payments in Serbia

Serbia: Paying taxes: Payments was 33 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
33 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
67 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
33 number per year
in 2016
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Serbia, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 67 number per year2006: 67 number per year2007: 67 number per year2008: 67 number per year2009: 67 number per year2010: 67 number per year2011: 67 number per year2012: 67 number per year2013: 67 number per year2014: 67 number per year2015: 42 number per year2016: 33 number per year2017: 33 number per year2018: 33 number per year2019: 33 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 33 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 50.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Serbia peaked at 67 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 33 number per year, in 2016.

That places Serbia 53rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Payments in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Serbia, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 67 number per year —
2006 67 number per year +0.0%
2007 67 number per year +0.0%
2008 67 number per year +0.0%
2009 67 number per year +0.0%
2010 67 number per year +0.0%
2011 67 number per year +0.0%
2012 67 number per year +0.0%
2013 67 number per year +0.0%
2014 67 number per year +0.0%
2015 42 number per year -37.3%
2016 33 number per year -21.4%
2017 33 number per year +0.0%
2018 33 number per year +0.0%
2019 33 number per year +0.0%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 33 number per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number per year, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 33 number per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 number per year, 3.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67 number per year 67 number per year 67 number per year 5
2010s 50.9 number per year 33 number per year 67 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 53 Bangladesh 33 number per year compare
  2. 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 33 number per year compare
  3. 53 Comoros 33 number per year compare
  4. 53 Eswatini 33 number per year compare
  5. 53 Guinea 33 number per year compare
  6. 53 Liberia 33 number per year compare
  7. 53 Mauritania 33 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Serbia?
Paying taxes: payments in Serbia was 33 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 67 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 33 number per year in 2016.
How does Serbia rank for paying taxes: payments?
Serbia ranks 53rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.