Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Serbia
Serbia: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 14.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Serbia, 1984–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Serbia is 14.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Serbia peaked at 14.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1985.
Serbia ranks 46th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 9.3% | — |
| 1985 | 9.1% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 9.9% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | +22.1% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +28.5% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +0.9% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 14.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.1%, 94% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 14.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.6% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.3% | 13.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 10.6% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.7% | 14.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Serbia?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Serbia was 14.1% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1985.
- How does Serbia rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Serbia ranks 46th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.