Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Serbia
Serbia: Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction was 15.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Serbia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 15.2% for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in 2025.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction in Serbia peaked at 15.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2018.
That places Serbia 39th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 | 11.3% | — |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +25.5% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | -11.9% |
| 2025 | 15.2% | +14.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 15.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.7%, 46% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.2% | 13.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.0% | 15.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,944 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 530 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,461 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,207 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 478,731 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 251,941 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2155 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0383 units per person (2024)
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 15.2% 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 15.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2018.
- How does Serbia rank for impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction?
- Serbia ranks 39th 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 34.5%. 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 and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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