Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Serbia

Serbia: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.9018 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9018
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
30th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.9018
in 2020
All-time low
0.5691
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Serbia, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.812007201320202007: 0.5692008: 0.6332009: 0.6482010: 0.7222011: 0.7682012: 0.7372013: 0.6332014: 0.7312015: 0.7552016: 0.7572017: 0.692018: 0.72019: 0.7522020: 0.902

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 0.9018 for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Serbia peaked at 0.9018 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5691, in 2007.

That places Serbia 30th out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Serbia, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.5691
2008 0.6331 +11.2%
2009 0.648 +2.4%
2010 0.7218 +11.4%
2011 0.7683 +6.4%
2012 0.7368 -4.1%
2013 0.6331 -14.1%
2014 0.7315 +15.5%
2015 0.7549 +3.2%
2016 0.7572 +0.3%
2017 0.6897 -8.9%
2018 0.6996 +1.4%
2019 0.7515 +7.4%
2020 0.9018 +20.0%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 0.9018 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9018, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 0.9018 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6168 0.5691 0.648 3
2010s 0.7244 0.6331 0.7683 10
2020s 0.9018 0.9018 0.9018 1

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 27 Uzbekistan 0.9292 compare
  2. 28 Republic of Moldova 0.9199 compare
  3. 29 Austria 0.9116 compare
  4. 31 Finland 0.8851 compare
  5. 32 Mexico 0.8765 compare
  6. 33 Norway 0.8709 compare

See the full ranking of 75 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Serbia?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Serbia was 0.9018 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9018 in 2020.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5691 in 2007.
How does Serbia rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
Serbia ranks 30th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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Coverage
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