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Centralization of Political Power Index in Serbia

Serbia: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.55 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.55
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
66th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.943
in 1942
All-time low
0.247
in 2008
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Serbia, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for centralization of political power index in Serbia is 0.55, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Serbia peaked at 0.943 in 1942 and was at its lowest, 0.247, in 2008.

Serbia ranks 66th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Serbia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.925 —
1790 0.925 +0.0%
1791 0.925 +0.0%
1792 0.925 +0.0%
1793 0.925 +0.0%
1794 0.925 +0.0%
1795 0.925 +0.0%
1796 0.925 +0.0%
1797 0.925 +0.0%
1798 0.925 +0.0%
1799 0.925 +0.0%
1800 0.925 +0.0%
1801 0.925 +0.0%
1802 0.925 +0.0%
1803 0.925 +0.0%
1804 0.931 +0.6%
1805 0.931 +0.0%
1806 0.931 +0.0%
1807 0.931 +0.0%
1808 0.931 +0.0%
1809 0.931 +0.0%
1810 0.931 +0.0%
1811 0.931 +0.0%
1812 0.931 +0.0%
1813 0.931 +0.0%
1814 0.925 -0.6%
1815 0.929 +0.4%
1816 0.929 +0.0%
1817 0.929 +0.0%
1818 0.929 +0.0%
1819 0.929 +0.0%
1820 0.929 +0.0%
1821 0.929 +0.0%
1822 0.929 +0.0%
1823 0.929 +0.0%
1824 0.929 +0.0%
1825 0.929 +0.0%
1826 0.929 +0.0%
1827 0.929 +0.0%
1828 0.929 +0.0%
1829 0.929 +0.0%
1830 0.929 +0.0%
1831 0.929 +0.0%
1832 0.929 +0.0%
1833 0.929 +0.0%
1834 0.929 +0.0%
1835 0.905 -2.6%
1836 0.905 +0.0%
1837 0.905 +0.0%
1838 0.905 +0.0%
1839 0.905 +0.0%
1840 0.905 +0.0%
1841 0.905 +0.0%
1842 0.855 -5.5%
1843 0.855 +0.0%
1844 0.855 +0.0%
1845 0.855 +0.0%
1846 0.855 +0.0%
1847 0.855 +0.0%
1848 0.855 +0.0%
1849 0.855 +0.0%
1850 0.855 +0.0%
1851 0.855 +0.0%
1852 0.855 +0.0%
1853 0.855 +0.0%
1854 0.855 +0.0%
1855 0.855 +0.0%
1856 0.855 +0.0%
1857 0.855 +0.0%
1858 0.829 -3.0%
1859 0.843 +1.7%
1860 0.86 +2.0%
1861 0.86 +0.0%
1862 0.86 +0.0%
1863 0.86 +0.0%
1864 0.836 -2.8%
1865 0.863 +3.2%
1866 0.863 +0.0%
1867 0.863 +0.0%
1868 0.863 +0.0%
1869 0.8 -7.3%
1870 0.8 +0.0%
1871 0.8 +0.0%
1872 0.8 +0.0%
1873 0.8 +0.0%
1874 0.8 +0.0%
1875 0.8 +0.0%
1876 0.8 +0.0%
1877 0.8 +0.0%
1878 0.8 +0.0%
1879 0.8 +0.0%
1880 0.8 +0.0%
1881 0.8 +0.0%
1882 0.8 +0.0%
1883 0.8 +0.0%
1884 0.8 +0.0%
1885 0.8 +0.0%
1886 0.808 +1.0%
1887 0.808 +0.0%
1888 0.793 -1.9%
1889 0.752 -5.2%
1890 0.752 +0.0%
1891 0.752 +0.0%
1892 0.752 +0.0%
1893 0.752 +0.0%
1894 0.752 +0.0%
1895 0.792 +5.3%
1896 0.792 +0.0%
1897 0.792 +0.0%
1898 0.792 +0.0%
1899 0.792 +0.0%
1900 0.792 +0.0%
1901 0.792 +0.0%
1902 0.779 -1.6%
1903 0.757 -2.8%
1904 0.758 +0.1%
1905 0.758 +0.0%
1906 0.758 +0.0%
1907 0.758 +0.0%
1908 0.758 +0.0%
1909 0.758 +0.0%
1910 0.758 +0.0%
1911 0.758 +0.0%
1912 0.758 +0.0%
1913 0.758 +0.0%
1914 0.758 +0.0%
1915 0.758 +0.0%
1916 0.76 +0.3%
1917 0.76 +0.0%
1918 0.757 -0.4%
1919 0.682 -9.9%
1920 0.682 +0.0%
1921 0.687 +0.7%
1922 0.687 +0.0%
1923 0.687 +0.0%
1924 0.687 +0.0%
1925 0.687 +0.0%
1926 0.687 +0.0%
1927 0.687 +0.0%
1928 0.707 +2.9%
1929 0.711 +0.6%
1930 0.873 +22.8%
1931 0.872 -0.1%
1932 0.796 -8.7%
1933 0.796 +0.0%
1934 0.796 +0.0%
1935 0.796 +0.0%
1936 0.796 +0.0%
1937 0.796 +0.0%
1938 0.796 +0.0%
1939 0.78 -2.0%
1940 0.795 +1.9%
1941 0.893 +12.3%
1942 0.943 +5.6%
1943 0.902 -4.3%
1944 0.902 +0.0%
1945 0.806 -10.6%
1946 0.762 -5.5%
1947 0.763 +0.1%
1948 0.763 +0.0%
1949 0.763 +0.0%
1950 0.76 -0.4%
1951 0.76 +0.0%
1952 0.76 +0.0%
1953 0.76 +0.0%
1954 0.76 +0.0%
1955 0.76 +0.0%
1956 0.76 +0.0%
1957 0.76 +0.0%
1958 0.76 +0.0%
1959 0.76 +0.0%
1960 0.76 +0.0%
1961 0.76 +0.0%
1962 0.76 +0.0%
1963 0.667 -12.2%
1964 0.667 +0.0%
1965 0.667 +0.0%
1966 0.667 +0.0%
1967 0.667 +0.0%
1968 0.667 +0.0%
1969 0.667 +0.0%
1970 0.667 +0.0%
1971 0.667 +0.0%
1972 0.667 +0.0%
1973 0.667 +0.0%
1974 0.649 -2.7%
1975 0.647 -0.3%
1976 0.647 +0.0%
1977 0.647 +0.0%
1978 0.647 +0.0%
1979 0.649 +0.3%
1980 0.649 +0.0%
1981 0.649 +0.0%
1982 0.649 +0.0%
1983 0.649 +0.0%
1984 0.649 +0.0%
1985 0.649 +0.0%
1986 0.649 +0.0%
1987 0.649 +0.0%
1988 0.649 +0.0%
1989 0.701 +8.0%
1990 0.672 -4.1%
1991 0.756 +12.5%
1992 0.745 -1.5%
1993 0.644 -13.6%
1994 0.644 +0.0%
1995 0.644 +0.0%
1996 0.644 +0.0%
1997 0.644 +0.0%
1998 0.644 +0.0%
1999 0.644 +0.0%
2000 0.458 -28.9%
2001 0.278 -39.3%
2002 0.278 +0.0%
2003 0.262 -5.8%
2004 0.262 +0.0%
2005 0.262 +0.0%
2006 0.259 -1.1%
2007 0.253 -2.3%
2008 0.247 -2.4%
2009 0.247 +0.0%
2010 0.258 +4.5%
2011 0.258 +0.0%
2012 0.267 +3.5%
2013 0.344 +28.8%
2014 0.353 +2.6%
2015 0.359 +1.7%
2016 0.39 +8.6%
2017 0.437 +12.1%
2018 0.397 -9.2%
2019 0.443 +11.6%
2020 0.503 +13.5%
2021 0.482 -4.2%
2022 0.482 +0.0%
2023 0.525 +8.9%
2024 0.538 +2.5%
2025 0.55 +2.2%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 0.55 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 0.55 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 3.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.925 0.925 0.925 1
1790s 0.925 0.925 0.925 10
1800s 0.9286 0.925 0.931 10
1810s 0.9294 0.925 0.931 10
1820s 0.929 0.929 0.929 10
1830s 0.917 0.905 0.929 10
1840s 0.865 0.855 0.905 10
1850s 0.8512 0.829 0.855 10
1860s 0.8528 0.8 0.863 10
1870s 0.8 0.8 0.8 10
1880s 0.7961 0.752 0.808 10
1890s 0.772 0.752 0.792 10
1900s 0.7668 0.757 0.792 10
1910s 0.7507 0.682 0.76 10
1920s 0.6909 0.682 0.711 10
1930s 0.8097 0.78 0.873 10
1940s 0.8292 0.762 0.943 10
1950s 0.76 0.76 0.76 10
1960s 0.6949 0.667 0.76 10
1970s 0.6554 0.647 0.667 10
1980s 0.6542 0.649 0.701 10
1990s 0.6681 0.644 0.756 10
2000s 0.2806 0.247 0.458 10
2010s 0.3506 0.258 0.443 10
2020s 0.5133 0.482 0.55 6

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  3. 65 Laos 0.557 compare
  4. 67 Hong Kong 0.546 compare
  5. 68 Egypt 0.538 compare
  6. 69 Ukraine 0.531 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Serbia?
Centralization of political power index in Serbia was 0.55 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.943 in 1942.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.247 in 2008.
How does Serbia rank for centralization of political power index?
Serbia ranks 66th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.