Financial burden of the total housing cost in Serbia
Serbia: Financial burden of the total housing cost was 48.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
48.5%
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
5th
of 49 countries
All-time high
72.6%
in 2014
All-time low
48.5%
in 2023
Years of data
9
2013–2023
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Serbia, 2013–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, financial burden of the total housing cost in Serbia stood at 48.5%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial burden of the total housing cost in Serbia peaked at 72.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2023.
Serbia ranks 5th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Financial burden of the total housing cost in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 67.0% | — |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.4% | 58.9% | 72.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 48.5% | 52.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 3 Cyprus 51.4% compare
- 4 Greece 48.8% compare
- 5 Serbia 48.5% compare
- 7 North Macedonia 47.2% compare
- 7 North Macedonia 47.2% compare
More urban development data for Serbia
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- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 12.28 million Number (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 7.9% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 3.83 Million euro (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 4,276 Number (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 7.9% (2025)
- Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.1 Average (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 31.3% (2025)
- Total housing costs in pps 336.8 Purchasing power standard (PPS) (2025)
- Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 16.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial burden of the total housing cost in Serbia?
- Financial burden of the total housing cost in Serbia was 48.5% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest financial burden of the total housing cost recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for financial burden of the total housing cost?
- Serbia ranks 5th out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is financial burden of the total housing cost rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Financial burden of the total housing cost. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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