Wealth share of the richest 1% in Serbia
Serbia: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 23.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Serbia, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 23.7% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Serbia peaked at 24.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1980.
Serbia ranks 176th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.9% | 21.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 21.9% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 22.7% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.7% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.3% | 23.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 174 Bangladesh 23.9% compare
- 174 Guinea-Bissau 23.9% compare
- 177 Australia 23.7% compare
- 178 East Timor 23.7% compare
- 179 Afghanistan 23.6% compare
More reference data data for Serbia
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.37 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.84 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7013 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2.32 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.74 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 208.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Serbia?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Serbia was 23.7% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1980.
- How does Serbia rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Serbia ranks 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.