Economy, jobs and prices in Nisavska oblast (Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije, Serbia): official figures

GDP per person was 13,800 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 36% of the EU average (48% for Serbia); 9th highest of 25 districts in Serbia.

GDP per person (PPS)

13,800

2023

People in work

163,380

2023

Average net monthly pay (RSD)

100,624

2025

How big is the economy of Nisavska oblast?

The local economy produced €2.9 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many people work in Nisavska oblast?

About 163,380 people worked in Nisavska oblast in 2023 (employment by place of work).

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What is the average salary in Nišava District?

Average net pay in Nišava District was RSD 100,624 a month in 2025, 92% of the national average of RSD 109,462; 5th highest of 25 districts.

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

What is the average gross salary in Nišava District?

Gross pay, before tax and contributions, averaged RSD 139,104 a month in Nišava District in 2025, and net pay rose 12.3% on 2024 in nominal terms (Serbia: 11.5%).

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

How fast are wages growing in Nišava District?

On the Statistical Office's earlier yearly series, average net pay in Nišava District rose from RSD 48,963 in 2019 to RSD 78,163 in 2023, up 60% in nominal terms against 57% nationally.

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

How many people work in Nišava District?

Nišava District had an average of 119,534 people in registered employment in 2023 (58,661 of them women), or 349 per 1,000 residents against 356 nationally; 7th highest of 25 districts.

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

How many unemployed people are there in Nišava District?

The National Employment Service had 26,587 people registered as unemployed in Nišava District on 31 December 2023, 78 per 1,000 residents (Serbia: 59); 7th highest of 25 districts.

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

How much investment is there in Nišava District?

Businesses and public bodies in Nišava District invested RSD 16.8 billion in new fixed assets in 2023, about RSD 48,931 per resident against RSD 226,337 nationally; 6th lowest of 25 districts.

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

How many tourists visit Nišava District?

Tourist accommodation in Nišava District recorded 167,200 arrivals and 356,530 overnight stays in 2023, 53% of the nights by foreign visitors; that is 1,040 nights per 1,000 residents, 8th lowest of 25 districts.

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

What is the main industry in Nisavska oblast?

The largest part of the economy of Nisavska oblast in 2023 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 26.3% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (25.5%).

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How industrial is Nisavska oblast?

Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 24.8% of output in 2023, against 22.0% for Serbia.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How fast is the economy of Nisavska oblast growing?

Gross value added rose from €1.1 billion in 2015 to €2.5 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 127% before inflation.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What jobs do people do in Nisavska oblast?

Of the 163,380 jobs located in Nisavska oblast in 2023, 23% in public services, education, health and other services, 23% in industry and 23.4% in farming, forestry and fishing.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Are jobs growing in Nisavska oblast?

The number of people working in Nisavska oblast rose by 5.8% between 2015 and 2023, to 163,380.

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More figures

In December 2025 alone, average net pay in Nišava District reached RSD 114,056 (RSD 156,310 gross), 11.0% above November. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
Workers aged 15 to 29 made up 17.7% of registered employment in Nišava District in 2023, compared with 17.6% across Serbia. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
Of the registered unemployed in Nišava District at the end of 2023, 54.4% were women, 65.5% were looking for their first job and 25.9% had no qualifications (Serbia: 56.1%, 57.3% and 35.5%). Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

How Nisavska oblast compares with other districts in Serbia

Average net monthly pay per employee, 2025 (RSD) (2025)

Nisavska oblast ranks 5 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average net monthly pay per employee, 2025 (RSD)
2	Juznobacka oblast	RSD 114,433
3	Borska oblast	RSD 112,825
4	Juznobanatska oblast	RSD 102,435
5	Nisavska oblast	RSD 100,624
6	Sumadijska oblast	RSD 99,339
7	Sremska oblast	RSD 98,482
8	Severnobacka oblast	RSD 96,323

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

Nominal growth in average net pay, 2025 on 2024 (%) (2025)

Nisavska oblast ranks 11 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Nominal growth in average net pay, 2025 on 2024 (%)
8	Kolubarska oblast	12.4%
9	Macvanska oblast	12.4%
10	Branicevska oblast	12.3%
11	Nisavska oblast	12.3%
12	Zlatiborska oblast	12.3%
13	Sremska oblast	12.2%
14	Borska oblast	12.1%

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

People in registered employment per 1,000 residents, 2023 (2023)

Nisavska oblast ranks 7 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	People in registered employment per 1,000 residents, 2023
4	Sremska oblast	360
5	Kolubarska oblast	359
6	Severnobacka oblast	356
7	Nisavska oblast	349
8	Srednjobanatska oblast	348
9	Sumadijska oblast	347
10	Borska oblast	346

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

Registered unemployed per 1,000 residents, 31 December 2023 (2023)

Nisavska oblast ranks 7 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Registered unemployed per 1,000 residents, 31 December 2023
4	Toplicka oblast	106
5	Pcinjska oblast	96
6	Pomoravska oblast	87
7	Nisavska oblast	78
8	Rasinska oblast	77
9	Sumadijska oblast	72
10	Zlatiborska oblast	68

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

Investment in new fixed assets per resident, 2023 (RSD) (2023)

Nisavska oblast ranks 20 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Investment in new fixed assets per resident, 2023 (RSD)
17	Severnobacka oblast	RSD 69,743
18	Zapadnobacka oblast	RSD 63,263
19	Zlatiborska oblast	RSD 62,355
20	Nisavska oblast	RSD 48,931
21	Raska oblast	RSD 45,727
22	Zajecarska oblast	RSD 45,662
23	Toplicka oblast	RSD 43,418

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

Tourist overnight stays per 1,000 residents, 2023 (2023)

Nisavska oblast ranks 18 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Tourist overnight stays per 1,000 residents, 2023
15	Rasinska oblast	1,156
16	Sumadijska oblast	1,093
17	Juznobacka oblast	1,077
18	Nisavska oblast	1,040
19	Zapadnobacka oblast	899
20	Pcinjska oblast	784
21	Jablanicka oblast	781

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)

Nisavska oblast ranks 17 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy)
14	Toplicka oblast	26.9%
15	Severnobacka oblast	26.7%
16	Pomoravska oblast	25.1%
17	Nisavska oblast	24.8%
18	Pcinjska oblast	24.7%
19	Zajecarska oblast	22.6%
20	Zapadnobacka oblast	21.0%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)

Nisavska oblast ranks 10 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of output from finance, property and business services
7	Zapadnobacka oblast	17.9%
8	Severnobacka oblast	17.7%
9	Sumadijska oblast	17.5%
10	Nisavska oblast	17.4%
11	Pomoravska oblast	17.3%
12	Zajecarska oblast	16.5%
13	Pirotska oblast	15.8%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)

Nisavska oblast ranks 5 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services
2	Toplicka oblast	28.8%
3	Raska oblast	27.7%
4	Zajecarska oblast	26.9%
5	Nisavska oblast	26.3%
6	Pomoravska oblast	23.5%
7	Jablanicka oblast	23.3%
8	Sumadijska oblast	22.4%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
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Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia: Municipalities and regions of the Republic of Serbia, 2024: tables 4.1 (registered employment 2023), 4.4 (registered unemployed, 31 December 2023) and 4.5 (average net salaries and wages 2019-2023), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a782476fc6e5…)
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