Government budget and revenue in Šabac, Serbia: official figures
Local budget revenue for the City of Šabac came to RSD 5.4 billion in 2023: RSD 51,319 per resident, 5th lowest of 13 major cities (Serbian local governments together: RSD 71,938 per head).
How much does Šabac spend?
Local budget spending by the City of Šabac reached RSD 6.0 billion in 2023, RSD 57,411 per resident (5th lowest of 12 major cities with complete data), leaving a deficit of RSD 639 million.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyHow much public money is spent in Šabac?
All budget-funded institutions located in Šabac (national, provincial and local) spent RSD 14.6 billion in 2023, 26.9% of it in education and 33.2% in health and social work.
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- Current revenues (taxes, fees and transfers) made up 94.4% of local budget revenue in Šabac in 2023; asset sales brought in RSD 281 million and borrowing or sales of financial assets RSD 23 million. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- Šabac accounted for 1.1% of all local government budget revenue in Serbia in 2023, while home to 1.6% of the population. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- Buildings, roads, equipment and other non-financial assets took 7.8% of local budget spending in Šabac in 2023 (RSD 473 million), 2nd lowest of 12 major cities with complete data; current spending took 89.4% and debt repayment RSD 163 million. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- Public administration, defence and compulsory social security accounted for 38.4% of spending by budget beneficiaries in Šabac 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 Šabac compares with other cities in Serbia
Local government budget revenue per resident, 2023 (RSD) (2023)
Šabac ranks 9 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | City | Local government budget revenue per resident, 2023 (RSD) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 11 | Kruševac | RSD 49,079 |
| 12 | Leskovac | RSD 41,985 |
Local government budget spending per resident, 2023 (RSD; Niš and areas including it left out) (2023)
Šabac ranks 8 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | City | Local government budget spending per resident, 2023 (RSD; Niš and areas including it left out) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Pancevo | RSD 68,339 |
| 6 | Zrenjanin | RSD 62,589 |
| 7 | Kragujevac | RSD 58,117 |
| 8 | Šabac | RSD 57,411 |
| 9 | Kraljevo | RSD 53,059 |
| 10 | Kruševac | RSD 50,788 |
| 11 | Leskovac | RSD 45,132 |
Share of local government spending on buildings, roads and other non-financial assets, 2023 (%) (2023)
Šabac ranks 11 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of local government spending on buildings, roads and other non-financial assets, 2023 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Subotica | 18.4% |
| 7 | Kraljevo | 18.2% |
| 8 | Beograd | 15.1% |
| 9 | Kragujevac | 15.1% |
| 10 | Leskovac | 9.8% |
| 11 | Šabac | 7.8% |
| 12 | Zrenjanin | 6.1% |
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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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