Economy, jobs and prices in Macvanska oblast (Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije, Serbia): official figures

GDP per person was 9,000 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 23% of the EU average (48% for Serbia); 23rd highest of 25 districts in Serbia.

GDP per person (PPS)

9,000

2023

People in work

141,210

2023

Average net monthly pay (RSD)

91,084

2025

How big is the economy of Macvanska oblast?

The local economy produced €1.4 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many people work in Macvanska oblast?

About 141,210 people worked in Macvanska oblast in 2023 (employment by place of work).

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What is the average salary in Mačva District?

Average net pay in Mačva District was RSD 91,084 a month in 2025, 83% of the national average of RSD 109,462; 7th lowest of 25 districts.

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

What is the average gross salary in Mačva District?

Gross pay, before tax and contributions, averaged RSD 125,812 a month in Mačva District in 2025, and net pay rose 12.4% on 2024 in nominal terms (Serbia: 11.5%).

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

How fast are wages growing in Mačva District?

On the Statistical Office's earlier yearly series, average net pay in Mačva District rose from RSD 45,748 in 2019 to RSD 70,527 in 2023, up 54% in nominal terms against 57% nationally.

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

How many people work in Mačva District?

Mačva District had an average of 86,556 people in registered employment in 2023 (38,104 of them women), or 328 per 1,000 residents against 356 nationally; 11th lowest of 25 districts.

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

How many unemployed people are there in Mačva District?

On 31 December 2023, 15,115 job seekers were registered as unemployed in Mačva District: 57 per 1,000 residents, 10th lowest of 25 districts (national figure 59).

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

How much investment is there in Mačva District?

Businesses and public bodies in Mačva District invested RSD 31.7 billion in new fixed assets in 2023, about RSD 120,027 per resident against RSD 226,337 nationally; 9th highest of 25 districts.

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

How many tourists visit Mačva District?

Tourist accommodation in Mačva District recorded 83,565 arrivals and 384,766 overnight stays in 2023, 37% of the nights by foreign visitors; that is 1,459 nights per 1,000 residents, 12th highest of 25 districts.

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

What is the main industry in Macvanska oblast?

The largest part of the economy of Macvanska oblast in 2023 was finance, property and business services, at 21.8% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (20.2%).

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How industrial is Macvanska oblast?

Factories, mines and energy produced 19.7% of the value added in Macvanska oblast in 2023, against 22.0% for Serbia.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How fast is the economy of Macvanska oblast growing?

Gross value added rose from €0.8 billion in 2015 to €1.2 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 47% before inflation.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What jobs do people do in Macvanska oblast?

Of the 141,210 jobs located in Macvanska oblast in 2023, 12% in public services, education, health and other services, 18% in industry and 46.1% in farming, forestry and fishing.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Are jobs growing in Macvanska oblast?

The number of people working in Macvanska oblast rose by 8.8% between 2015 and 2023, to 141,210.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

More figures

In December 2025 alone, average net pay in Mačva District reached RSD 102,302 (RSD 140,471 gross), 8.5% above November. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
Workers aged 15 to 29 made up 19.7% of registered employment in Mačva District in 2023, compared with 17.6% across Serbia. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
Of the registered unemployed in Mačva District at the end of 2023, 55.7% were women, 55.3% were looking for their first job and 33.6% had no qualifications (Serbia: 56.1%, 57.3% and 35.5%). Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

How Macvanska oblast compares with other districts in Serbia

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

Macvanska oblast ranks 19 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average net monthly pay per employee, 2025 (RSD)
16	Severnobanatska oblast	RSD 91,759
17	Rasinska oblast	RSD 91,722
18	Zlatiborska oblast	RSD 91,564
19	Macvanska oblast	RSD 91,084
20	Zapadnobacka oblast	RSD 89,641
21	Pomoravska oblast	RSD 87,627
22	Raska oblast	RSD 87,094

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

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

Macvanska oblast ranks 9 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Nominal growth in average net pay, 2025 on 2024 (%)
6	Toplicka oblast	12.6%
7	Severnobacka oblast	12.5%
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%

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

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

Macvanska oblast ranks 15 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	People in registered employment per 1,000 residents, 2023
12	Severnobanatska oblast	332
13	Juznobanatska oblast	331
14	Zlatiborska oblast	330
15	Macvanska oblast	328
16	Podunavska oblast	325
17	Pirotska oblast	323
18	Zapadnobacka oblast	320

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

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

Macvanska oblast ranks 16 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Registered unemployed per 1,000 residents, 31 December 2023
13	Borska oblast	64
14	Srednjobanatska oblast	61
15	Juznobanatska oblast	58
16	Macvanska oblast	57
17	Severnobanatska oblast	46
18	Moravicka oblast	41
19	Juznobacka oblast	40

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

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

Macvanska oblast ranks 9 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Investment in new fixed assets per resident, 2023 (RSD)
6	Branicevska oblast	RSD 148,113
7	Juznobanatska oblast	RSD 140,314
8	Pomoravska oblast	RSD 128,860
9	Macvanska oblast	RSD 120,027
10	Sumadijska oblast	RSD 106,087
11	Podunavska oblast	RSD 103,566
12	Sremska oblast	RSD 96,057

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

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

Macvanska oblast ranks 12 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Tourist overnight stays per 1,000 residents, 2023
9	Severnobanatska oblast	1,624
10	Moravicka oblast	1,587
11	Branicevska oblast	1,575
12	Macvanska oblast	1,459
13	Sremska oblast	1,312
14	Pirotska oblast	1,243
15	Rasinska oblast	1,156

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

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

Macvanska oblast ranks 22 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy)
19	Zajecarska oblast	22.6%
20	Zapadnobacka oblast	21.0%
21	Juznobacka oblast	20.3%
22	Macvanska oblast	19.7%
23	Raska oblast	16.5%
24	Srednjobanatska oblast	16.5%
25	Beogradska oblast	10.6%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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

Macvanska oblast ranks 3 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of output from finance, property and business services
1	Beogradska oblast	30.2%
2	Juznobacka oblast	22.3%
3	Macvanska oblast	21.8%
4	Srednjobanatska oblast	20.4%
5	Branicevska oblast	18.7%
6	Raska oblast	18.3%
7	Zapadnobacka oblast	17.9%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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

Macvanska oblast ranks 13 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services
10	Branicevska oblast	21.2%
11	Pirotska oblast	20.4%
12	Zapadnobacka oblast	19.7%
13	Macvanska oblast	19.7%
14	Rasinska oblast	19.7%
15	Zlatiborska oblast	18.5%
16	Severnobanatska oblast	18.1%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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