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

GDP per person was 10,700 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 28% of the EU average (48% for Serbia); 18th highest of 25 districts in Serbia.

GDP per person (PPS)

10,700

2023

People in work

107,590

2023

Average net monthly pay (RSD)

91,722

2025

How big is the economy of Rasinska oblast?

The local economy produced €1.3 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many people work in Rasinska oblast?

About 107,590 people worked in Rasinska oblast in 2023 (employment by place of work).

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What is the average salary in Rasina District?

Employees in Rasina District took home RSD 91,722 a month on average in 2025 (net), against RSD 109,462 for Serbia as a whole: 9th lowest of 25 districts.

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

What is the average gross salary in Rasina District?

Gross pay, before tax and contributions, averaged RSD 126,784 a month in Rasina District in 2025, and net pay rose 11.8% on 2024 in nominal terms (Serbia: 11.5%).

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

How fast are wages growing in Rasina District?

On the Statistical Office's earlier yearly series, average net pay in Rasina District rose from RSD 44,707 in 2019 to RSD 70,810 in 2023, up 58% in nominal terms against 57% nationally.

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

How many people work in Rasina District?

Registered employment in Rasina District averaged 68,509 people in 2023, 333 for every 1,000 residents (11th highest of 25 districts; Serbia: 356).

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

How many unemployed people are there in Rasina District?

On 31 December 2023, 15,886 job seekers were registered as unemployed in Rasina District: 77 per 1,000 residents, 8th highest of 25 districts (national figure 59).

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

How much investment is there in Rasina District?

Businesses and public bodies in Rasina District invested RSD 18.8 billion in new fixed assets in 2023, about RSD 91,298 per resident against RSD 226,337 nationally; 12th lowest of 25 districts.

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

How many tourists visit Rasina District?

Tourist accommodation in Rasina District recorded 56,592 arrivals and 237,504 overnight stays in 2023, 20% of the nights by foreign visitors; that is 1,156 nights per 1,000 residents, 11th lowest of 25 districts.

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

What is the main industry in Rasinska oblast?

The largest part of the economy of Rasinska oblast in 2023 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 31.9% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (19.7%).

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How industrial is Rasinska oblast?

Factories, mines and energy produced 31.9% of the value added in Rasinska oblast in 2023, against 22.0% for Serbia.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How fast is the economy of Rasinska oblast growing?

Gross value added rose from €0.5 billion in 2015 to €1.1 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 115% before inflation.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What jobs do people do in Rasinska oblast?

Of the 107,590 jobs located in Rasinska oblast in 2023, 13% in public services, education, health and other services, 19% in industry and 45.7% in farming, forestry and fishing.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Are jobs growing in Rasinska oblast?

The number of people working in Rasinska oblast fell by 13.8% between 2015 and 2023, to 107,590.

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More figures

In December 2025 alone, average net pay in Rasina District reached RSD 104,570 (RSD 143,569 gross), 11.6% 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 Rasina District in 2023, compared with 17.6% across Serbia. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
Of the registered unemployed in Rasina District at the end of 2023, 58.5% were women, 36.9% were looking for their first job and 31.0% had no qualifications (Serbia: 56.1%, 57.3% and 35.5%). Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

How Rasinska oblast compares with other districts in Serbia

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

Rasinska oblast ranks 17 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average net monthly pay per employee, 2025 (RSD)
14	Pirotska oblast	RSD 93,388
15	Zajecarska oblast	RSD 91,898
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

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

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

Rasinska oblast ranks 20 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Nominal growth in average net pay, 2025 on 2024 (%)
17	Severnobanatska oblast	12.1%
18	Podunavska oblast	12.0%
19	Sumadijska oblast	11.9%
20	Rasinska oblast	11.8%
21	Zapadnobacka oblast	11.7%
22	Srednjobanatska oblast	11.6%
23	Juznobacka oblast	11.1%

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

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

Rasinska oblast ranks 11 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	People in registered employment per 1,000 residents, 2023
8	Srednjobanatska oblast	348
9	Sumadijska oblast	347
10	Borska oblast	346
11	Rasinska oblast	333
12	Severnobanatska oblast	332
13	Juznobanatska oblast	331
14	Zlatiborska oblast	330

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

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

Rasinska oblast ranks 8 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Registered unemployed per 1,000 residents, 31 December 2023
5	Pcinjska oblast	96
6	Pomoravska oblast	87
7	Nisavska oblast	78
8	Rasinska oblast	77
9	Sumadijska oblast	72
10	Zlatiborska oblast	68
11	Zajecarska oblast	66

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

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

Rasinska oblast ranks 14 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Investment in new fixed assets per resident, 2023 (RSD)
11	Podunavska oblast	RSD 103,566
12	Sremska oblast	RSD 96,057
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

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

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

Rasinska oblast ranks 15 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Tourist overnight stays per 1,000 residents, 2023
12	Macvanska oblast	1,459
13	Sremska oblast	1,312
14	Pirotska oblast	1,243
15	Rasinska oblast	1,156
16	Sumadijska oblast	1,093
17	Juznobacka oblast	1,077
18	Nisavska oblast	1,040

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

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

Rasinska oblast ranks 8 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy)
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%
10	Zlatiborska oblast	30.1%
11	Branicevska oblast	29.6%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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

Rasinska oblast ranks 17 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of output from finance, property and business services
14	Zlatiborska oblast	15.6%
15	Kolubarska oblast	15.5%
16	Pcinjska oblast	15.4%
17	Rasinska oblast	15.3%
18	Toplicka oblast	14.0%
19	Jablanicka oblast	13.8%
20	Moravicka oblast	13.8%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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

Rasinska oblast ranks 14 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services
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%
17	Severnobacka oblast	16.1%

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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