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

GDP per person was 12,900 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 34% of the EU average (48% for Serbia); 12th highest of 25 districts in Serbia.

GDP per person (PPS)

12,900

2023

People in work

125,680

2023

Average net monthly pay (RSD)

99,339

2025

How big is the economy of Sumadijska oblast?

The local economy produced €2.1 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many people work in Sumadijska oblast?

About 125,680 people worked in Sumadijska oblast in 2023 (employment by place of work).

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What is the average salary in Šumadija District?

Average net pay in Šumadija District was RSD 99,339 a month in 2025, 91% of the national average of RSD 109,462; 6th highest of 25 districts.

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

What is the average gross salary in Šumadija District?

Gross pay, before tax and contributions, averaged RSD 137,446 a month in Šumadija District in 2025, and net pay rose 11.9% on 2024 in nominal terms (Serbia: 11.5%).

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

How fast are wages growing in Šumadija District?

On the Statistical Office's earlier yearly series, average net pay in Šumadija District rose from RSD 50,425 in 2019 to RSD 76,976 in 2023, up 53% in nominal terms against 57% nationally.

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

How many people work in Šumadija District?

Šumadija District had an average of 93,091 people in registered employment in 2023 (43,580 of them women), or 347 per 1,000 residents against 356 nationally; 9th highest of 25 districts.

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

How many unemployed people are there in Šumadija District?

On 31 December 2023, 19,395 job seekers were registered as unemployed in Šumadija District: 72 per 1,000 residents, 9th highest of 25 districts (national figure 59).

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

How much investment is there in Šumadija District?

Businesses and public bodies in Šumadija District invested RSD 28.5 billion in new fixed assets in 2023, about RSD 106,087 per resident against RSD 226,337 nationally; 10th highest of 25 districts.

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

How many tourists visit Šumadija District?

Tourist accommodation in Šumadija District recorded 103,407 arrivals and 293,391 overnight stays in 2023, 38% of the nights by foreign visitors; that is 1,093 nights per 1,000 residents, 10th lowest of 25 districts.

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

What is the main industry in Sumadijska oblast?

The largest part of the economy of Sumadijska oblast in 2023 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 27.8% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (22.8%).

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How industrial is Sumadijska oblast?

Factories, mines and energy produced 27.8% of the value added in Sumadijska oblast in 2023, against 22.0% for Serbia.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How fast is the economy of Sumadijska oblast growing?

Gross value added rose from €1.2 billion in 2015 to €1.8 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 55% before inflation.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What jobs do people do in Sumadijska oblast?

Of the 125,680 jobs located in Sumadijska oblast in 2023, 19% in public services, education, health and other services, 23% in industry and 30.2% in farming, forestry and fishing.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Are jobs growing in Sumadijska oblast?

The number of people working in Sumadijska oblast rose by 0.2% between 2015 and 2023, to 125,680.

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More figures

In December 2025 alone, average net pay in Šumadija District reached RSD 110,656 (RSD 152,143 gross), 6.5% above November. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
Workers aged 15 to 29 made up 18.3% of registered employment in Šumadija District in 2023, compared with 17.6% across Serbia. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
Of the registered unemployed in Šumadija District at the end of 2023, 59.1% were women, 41.9% were looking for their first job and 29.6% had no qualifications (Serbia: 56.1%, 57.3% and 35.5%). Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

How Sumadijska oblast compares with other districts in Serbia

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

Sumadijska oblast ranks 6 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Average net monthly pay per employee, 2025 (RSD)
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
9	Srednjobanatska oblast	RSD 96,105

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

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

Sumadijska oblast ranks 19 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Nominal growth in average net pay, 2025 on 2024 (%)
16	Moravicka oblast	12.1%
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%

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

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

Sumadijska oblast ranks 9 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	People in registered employment per 1,000 residents, 2023
6	Severnobacka oblast	356
7	Nisavska oblast	349
8	Srednjobanatska oblast	348
9	Sumadijska oblast	347
10	Borska oblast	346
11	Rasinska oblast	333
12	Severnobanatska oblast	332

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

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

Sumadijska oblast ranks 9 of 25, highest first.

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

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

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

Sumadijska oblast ranks 10 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Investment in new fixed assets per resident, 2023 (RSD)
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
13	Pirotska oblast	RSD 92,727

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

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

Sumadijska oblast ranks 16 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Tourist overnight stays per 1,000 residents, 2023
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
19	Zapadnobacka oblast	899

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

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

Sumadijska oblast ranks 13 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy)
10	Zlatiborska oblast	30.1%
11	Branicevska oblast	29.6%
12	Kolubarska oblast	28.3%
13	Sumadijska oblast	27.8%
14	Toplicka oblast	26.9%
15	Severnobacka oblast	26.7%
16	Pomoravska oblast	25.1%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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

Sumadijska oblast ranks 9 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of output from finance, property and business services
6	Raska oblast	18.3%
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%

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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

Sumadijska oblast ranks 8 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Area	Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services
5	Nisavska oblast	26.3%
6	Pomoravska oblast	23.5%
7	Jablanicka oblast	23.3%
8	Sumadijska oblast	22.4%
9	Srednjobanatska oblast	22.2%
10	Branicevska oblast	21.2%
11	Pirotska oblast	20.4%

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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