Arrears on utility bills in Serbia
17.3% of people in Serbia lived in households behind on utility bills in 2025.
Serbia, 2025
17.3%
Change from 2024
+1.0percentage points
European Union, 2025
7.0%
Position in 2025
4th of 31
Arrears on utility bills in Serbia over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Serbia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.3% | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | 6.9% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | 6.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 18.1% | 7.3%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 34.8% | 8.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 34.8% | 9.4%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 41.4% | 10.3%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 36.7% | 10.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | – | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | – | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | – | 9.6%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 16.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 34.8%, the figure has changed by −17.5 percentage points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Serbia has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 7.0%.
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