Serbia: Social contributions (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Serbia's social contributions (current LCU) rose 16.1% on 2021 (from 743.25 billion to 862.75 billion).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2021), the average change was +6.5% and a typical year strayed about 4.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 16.3% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.5% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 40.5 billion a year. A straight line explains 93% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 910.76 billion for 2025. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2020 to 2022 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 79.5 billion, against 100.08 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

Closest to Serbia in the 2022 ranking

• India — 2nd of 3: 24.31 billion
• Ecuador — 3rd of 3: 5.77 billion

What this measures

Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 16 values

Social contributions (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Albania — 158.91 billion (2024)
• Armenia — 8.7 billion (2015)
• Austria — 76.98 billion (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 8.1 billion (2024)
• Belarus — 28.34 billion (2024)
• Belgium — 83.81 billion (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 8.17 billion (2024)
• Bulgaria — 9.28 billion (2024)
• Croatia — 8.37 billion (2023)
• Cyprus — 4.52 billion (2024)
• Czechia

More public sector data for Serbia

• Armed forces personnel, total — 32,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 1.01% (2020)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 288.94 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 2.76% (2025)
• Military expenditure (current USD) — 2.78 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 6.44% (2025)
• Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female) — 0.65 (2023)
• Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male) — 2.05 (2023)
• Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) — 1.31 (2023)
• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

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Questions people ask

What is Serbia's social contributions (current LCU)?

862.75 billion in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2007?

It is up 175.62% from 313.03 billion in 2007 (6.99% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 862.75 billion in 2022 and the lowest 313.03 billion in 2007.

Is the latest change in social contributions (current LCU) unusual for Serbia?

In 2022, Serbia's social contributions (current LCU) rose 16.1% on 2021 (from 743.25 billion to 862.75 billion). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2021), the average change was +6.5% and a typical year strayed about 4.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.REV.SOCL.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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