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

GDP per person was 14,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 38% of the EU average (48% for Serbia); 7th highest of 25 districts in Serbia.

GDP per person (PPS)

14,600

2023

People in work

114,010

2023

Average net monthly pay (RSD)

94,913

2025

How big is the economy of Moravicka oblast?

The local economy produced €1.7 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many people work in Moravicka oblast?

About 114,010 people worked in Moravicka oblast in 2023 (employment by place of work).

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What is the average salary in Moravica District?

Employees in Moravica District took home RSD 94,913 a month on average in 2025 (net), against RSD 109,462 for Serbia as a whole: 13th highest of 25 districts.

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

What is the average gross salary in Moravica District?

Gross pay, before tax and contributions, averaged RSD 131,276 a month in Moravica District in 2025, and net pay rose 12.1% on 2024 in nominal terms (Serbia: 11.5%).

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

How fast are wages growing in Moravica District?

On the Statistical Office's earlier yearly series, average net pay in Moravica District rose from RSD 47,271 in 2019 to RSD 73,431 in 2023, up 55% in nominal terms against 57% nationally.

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

How many people work in Moravica District?

Moravica District had an average of 67,838 people in registered employment in 2023 (31,348 of them women), or 361 per 1,000 residents against 356 nationally; 3rd highest of 25 districts.

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

How many unemployed people are there in Moravica District?

On 31 December 2023, 7,772 job seekers were registered as unemployed in Moravica District: 41 per 1,000 residents, 8th lowest of 25 districts (national figure 59).

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

How much investment is there in Moravica District?

Businesses and public bodies in Moravica District invested RSD 14.7 billion in new fixed assets in 2023, about RSD 78,134 per resident against RSD 226,337 nationally; 10th lowest of 25 districts.

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

How many tourists visit Moravica District?

Tourist accommodation in Moravica District recorded 80,529 arrivals and 298,684 overnight stays in 2023, 19% of the nights by foreign visitors; that is 1,587 nights per 1,000 residents, 10th highest of 25 districts.

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

What is the main industry in Moravicka oblast?

The largest part of the economy of Moravicka oblast in 2023 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 33.6% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (27.0%).

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How industrial is Moravicka oblast?

Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 33.6% of output in 2023, against 22.0% for Serbia.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How fast is the economy of Moravicka oblast growing?

Gross value added rose from €0.8 billion in 2015 to €1.4 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 88% before inflation.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What jobs do people do in Moravicka oblast?

Of the 114,010 jobs located in Moravicka oblast in 2023, 12% in public services, education, health and other services, 22% in industry and 42.0% in farming, forestry and fishing.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Are jobs growing in Moravicka oblast?

The number of people working in Moravicka oblast rose by 4.8% between 2015 and 2023, to 114,010.

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More figures

In December 2025 alone, average net pay in Moravica District reached RSD 113,192 (RSD 155,531 gross), 17.9% above November. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
Workers aged 15 to 29 made up 17.3% of registered employment in Moravica District in 2023, compared with 17.6% across Serbia. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
Of the registered unemployed in Moravica District at the end of 2023, 57.1% were women, 38.7% were looking for their first job and 29.5% had no qualifications (Serbia: 56.1%, 57.3% and 35.5%). Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

How Moravicka oblast compares with other districts in Serbia

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

Moravicka oblast ranks 13 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average net monthly pay per employee, 2025 (RSD)
10	Podunavska oblast	RSD 95,669
11	Kolubarska oblast	RSD 95,462
12	Branicevska oblast	RSD 94,950
13	Moravicka oblast	RSD 94,913
14	Pirotska oblast	RSD 93,388
15	Zajecarska oblast	RSD 91,898
16	Severnobanatska oblast	RSD 91,759

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

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

Moravicka oblast ranks 16 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Nominal growth in average net pay, 2025 on 2024 (%)
13	Sremska oblast	12.2%
14	Borska oblast	12.1%
15	Juznobanatska oblast	12.1%
16	Moravicka oblast	12.1%
17	Severnobanatska oblast	12.1%
18	Podunavska oblast	12.0%
19	Sumadijska oblast	11.9%

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

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

Moravicka oblast ranks 3 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	People in registered employment per 1,000 residents, 2023
1	Beogradska oblast	416
2	Juznobacka oblast	379
3	Moravicka oblast	361
4	Sremska oblast	360
5	Kolubarska oblast	359
6	Severnobacka oblast	356
7	Nisavska oblast	349

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

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

Moravicka oblast ranks 18 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Registered unemployed per 1,000 residents, 31 December 2023
15	Juznobanatska oblast	58
16	Macvanska oblast	57
17	Severnobanatska oblast	46
18	Moravicka oblast	41
19	Juznobacka oblast	40
20	Severnobacka oblast	39
21	Podunavska oblast	38

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

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

Moravicka oblast ranks 16 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Investment in new fixed assets per resident, 2023 (RSD)
13	Pirotska oblast	RSD 92,727
14	Rasinska oblast	RSD 91,298
15	Severnobanatska oblast	RSD 78,446
16	Moravicka oblast	RSD 78,134
17	Severnobacka oblast	RSD 69,743
18	Zapadnobacka oblast	RSD 63,263
19	Zlatiborska oblast	RSD 62,355

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

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

Moravicka oblast ranks 10 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Tourist overnight stays per 1,000 residents, 2023
7	Borska oblast	2,167
8	Beogradska oblast	2,051
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

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

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

Moravicka oblast ranks 6 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy)
3	Juznobanatska oblast	44.5%
4	Pirotska oblast	42.9%
5	Severnobanatska oblast	38.6%
6	Moravicka oblast	33.6%
7	Sremska oblast	32.8%
8	Rasinska oblast	31.9%
9	Jablanicka oblast	31.4%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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

Moravicka oblast ranks 20 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of output from finance, property and business services
17	Rasinska oblast	15.3%
18	Toplicka oblast	14.0%
19	Jablanicka oblast	13.8%
20	Moravicka oblast	13.8%
21	Sremska oblast	13.0%
22	Severnobanatska oblast	12.5%
23	Juznobanatska oblast	12.4%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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

Moravicka oblast ranks 22 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services
19	Juznobacka oblast	15.7%
20	Juznobanatska oblast	15.4%
21	Beogradska oblast	15.1%
22	Moravicka oblast	15.1%
23	Podunavska oblast	14.8%
24	Sremska oblast	11.8%
25	Borska oblast	6.3%

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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