Government budget and revenue in Niš, Serbia: official figures
Local budget revenue for the City of Niš came to RSD 14.8 billion in 2023: RSD 59,394 per resident, 7th highest of 13 major cities (Serbian local governments together: RSD 71,938 per head).
How much public money is spent in Niš?
All budget-funded institutions located in Niš (national, provincial and local) spent RSD 58.9 billion in 2023, 24.3% of it in education and 43.5% in health and social work.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyMore figures
- Current revenues (taxes, fees and transfers) made up 99.1% of local budget revenue in Niš in 2023; asset sales brought in RSD 131 million and borrowing or sales of financial assets nothing. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- Niš accounted for 3.1% of all local government budget revenue in Serbia in 2023, while home to 3.8% of the population. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- Public administration, defence and compulsory social security accounted for 26.0% of spending by budget beneficiaries in Niš in 2023, against 70.5% across Serbia, where national bodies are concentrated in Belgrade. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
How Niš compares with other cities in Serbia
Local government budget revenue per resident, 2023 (RSD) (2023)
Niš ranks 7 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | City | Local government budget revenue per resident, 2023 (RSD) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pancevo | RSD 70,369 |
| 5 | Zrenjanin | RSD 65,913 |
| 6 | Čačak | RSD 61,104 |
| 7 | Niš | RSD 59,394 |
| 8 | Kragujevac | RSD 55,273 |
| 9 | Šabac | RSD 51,319 |
| 10 | Kraljevo | RSD 50,507 |
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Sources
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia: Municipalities and regions of the Republic of Serbia, 2024: tables 5.1-5.2 (local government budget receipts and expenditures, 2023; Ministry of Finance data) and 6.1 (budget beneficiaries' expenditures, 2023), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a782476fc6e5…)
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