Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Serbia
Serbia: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction was 66.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Serbia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Serbia is 66.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 33.7% on the previous year and up 215.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Serbia peaked at 78.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2017.
That places Serbia 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21.1% | — |
| 2016 | 39.1% | +85.3% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | -62.4% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | +204.1% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | +72.5% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | -40.1% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | -41.9% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +82.4% |
| 2025 | 66.6% | +33.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 66.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.2%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.6% | 14.7% | 44.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 27.3% | 78.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More population data for Serbia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,778 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.6883 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9703 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 44.02 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 141,046 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Serbia?
- Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Serbia was 66.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2017.
- How does Serbia rank for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Serbia ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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