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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 15th OF 168

Serbia prize money

Serbia's sportspeople have won £192,341,463 in prize money across 12 sports, which puts Serbia 15th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Novak Djokovic has won the most, £146,358,511 in tennis , more than half of the country's total on their own.

PRIZE MONEY WON £192m
NATION RANK15th of 168
EARNERS70
SPORTS12
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £189m
SHARE OF WORLD1.5%

Serbia's highest earners

The top 60 of 70 people, every sport together

Serbia's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Novak Djokovic Tennis £146,358,511£146.4m
2 Dusan Lajovic Tennis £8,073,720£8.1m
3 Viktor Troicki Tennis £6,871,076£6.9m
4 Miomir Kecmanovic Tennis £6,852,987£6.9m
5 Janko Tipsarevic Tennis £6,478,217£6.5m
6 Laslo Djere Tennis £5,158,505£5.2m
7 Filip Krajinovic Tennis £4,718,774£4.7m
8 Hamad Medjedovic Tennis £2,362,583£2.4m
9 Ub 3x3 basketball £1,210,526£1.2m
10 Nikola Milojevic Tennis £791,626£792k
11 Nikola Cacic Tennis £770,795£771k
12 Liman 3x3 basketball £715,790£716k
13 Ivana Španović Athletics £283,459£283k
14 Matej Sabanov Tennis £256,962£257k
15 Ivan Sabanov Tennis £213,495£213k
16 Partizan 3x3 basketball £196,992£197k
17 Novi Sad 3x3 basketball £177,444£177k
18 Aleksa Pecelj Pool £136,265£136k
19 Angelina Topić Athletics £111,404£111k
20 Adriana Vilagoš Athletics £76,880£77k
21 Sandor Tot Pool £71,189£71k
22 Lazar Đukić CrossFit £63,910£64k
23 Alexey Sarana Chess £40,602£41k
24 Bojana Sarac Pool £32,953£33k
25 Velimir Ivić Chess £28,571£29k
26 Izabela Lupulesku Table tennis £25,662£26k
27 Belgrade 3x3 basketball £22,556£23k
28 Andreja Klasovic Pool £19,034£19k
29 Armin Sinančević Athletics £16,917£17k
30 Nevena Ignjatovic Alpine skiing £16,914£17k
31 Alexandr Predke Chess £16,541£17k
32 Teodora Injac Chess £15,977£16k
33 Sabina Surjan Table tennis £15,282£15k
34 Pirot 3x3 basketball £15,038£15k
35 Vrbas 3x3 basketball £15,038£15k
36 Asmir Kolašinac Athletics £14,286£14k
37 Aleksandar Inđić Chess £14,286£14k
38 Zemun 3x3 basketball £12,782£13k
39 Milica Gardašević Athletics £9,023£9k
40 Ivan Ivanišević Chess £9,023£9k
41 Andrea Todorovic Table tennis £7,780£8k
42 Miloš Perunović Chess £4,511£5k
43 Luka Bošković Athletics £4,135£4k
44 Lazar Kostic Pool £3,699£4k
45 Anja Crevar Swimming £3,308£3k
46 Dimitrije Levajac Table tennis £3,090£3k
47 Nina Stanisavljevic Swimming £3,083£3k
48 Milos Verkic Pool £3,054£3k
49 Marina Gajcin Chess £2,820£3k
50 Luka Đukić CrossFit £2,820£3k
51 Jelena Dutina Squash £1,880£2k
52 Tatjana Mirković Athletics £1,504£2k
53 Haris Trtovac Pool £1,504£2k
54 Tijana Jokic Table tennis £1,455£1k
55 Reka Bezeg Table tennis £899£899
56 Kristijan Hamzovski Pool £826£826
57 Vladimir Pandurevic Table tennis £496£496
58 Nemanja Dilas Table tennis £492£492
59 Petar Vefic Gymnastics £460£460
60 Mihajlo Tomic Badminton £352£352

The top 12, side by side

Novak Djokovic £146m Dusan Lajovic £8.1m Viktor Troicki £6.9m Miomir Kecmanovic £6.9m Janko Tipsarevic £6.5m Laslo Djere £5.2m Filip Krajinovic £4.7m Hamad Medjedovic £2.4m Ub £1.2m Nikola Milojevic £792k Nikola Cacic £771k Liman £716k

Novak Djokovic alone accounts for 76.1% of Serbia's total. The top ten between them hold 98.2%, and the other 60 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Serbia's £192,341,463 came from

Serbia's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Tennis £188,907,250£188.9m 98.2% 12 Novak Djokovic
3x3 basketball £2,366,165£2.4m 1.2% 8 Ub
Athletics £517,607£518k 0.3% 8 Ivana Španović
Pool £268,700£269k 0.1% 9 Aleksa Pecelj
Chess £132,331£132k 0.1% 8 Alexey Sarana
CrossFit £66,729£67k 0.0% 2 Lazar Đukić
Table tennis £55,891£56k 0.0% 14 Izabela Lupulesku
Alpine skiing £16,914£17k 0.0% 1 Nevena Ignjatovic
Swimming £6,391£6k 0.0% 2 Anja Crevar
Squash £1,880£2k 0.0% 1 Jelena Dutina
Badminton £1,007£1k 0.0% 3 Mihajlo Tomic
Gymnastics £598£598 0.0% 2 Petar Vefic

The split between sports

Tennis £189m 3x3 basketball £2.4m Athletics £518k Pool £269k Chess £132k CrossFit £67k Table tennis £56k
Alpine skiing £17k
Swimming £6,391
Squash £1,880
Badminton £1,007
Gymnastics £598

Tennis is Serbia's biggest earner at 98.2% of the total. We hold nobody from Serbia in golf, biathlon, show jumping, snooker, surfing, bowling, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, trail running, motorsport, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Serbia

Serbia is 15th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Serbia by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
3 Spain £663,970,710£664.0m 361
4 England £563,068,645£563.1m 501
5 Japan £390,287,624£390.3m 1,096
6 South Africa £314,076,130£314.1m 179
7 France £305,041,501£305.0m 858
8 Germany £271,136,762£271.1m 1,185
9 Canada £260,437,000£260.4m 833
10 Sweden £255,267,212£255.3m 503
11 South Korea £219,895,727£219.9m 401
12 Italy £217,798,638£217.8m 702
13 Argentina £204,474,578£204.5m 129
14 Northern Ireland £204,091,898£204.1m 17
15 Serbia £192,341,463£192.3m 70
16 Switzerland £175,242,501£175.2m 495
17 Russia £171,438,092£171.4m 274
18 Great Britain £132,729,494£132.7m 1,024
19 Chile £129,169,944£129.2m 46
20 Austria £128,425,687£128.4m 358
21 Norway £119,256,606£119.3m 432
22 Croatia £95,781,973£95.8m 93
23 Czechia £93,824,901£93.8m 238
24 China £80,084,813£80.1m 967
25 Mexico £79,918,824£79.9m 100
26 Ireland £77,644,567£77.6m 250
27 Scotland £75,977,257£76.0m 94

Serbia against its neighbours

Spain £664m England £563m Japan £390m South Africa £314m France £305m Germany £271m Canada £260m Sweden £255m South Korea £220m Italy £218m Argentina £204m Northern Ireland £204m Serbia £192m Switzerland £175m Russia £171m Great Britain £133m Chile £129m Austria £128m Norway £119m Croatia £96m Czechia £94m China £80m Mexico £80m Ireland £78m Scotland £76m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Serbia won?

£192,341,463 across 70 people in 12 sports. That ranks Serbia 15th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Serbia's highest earning sportsperson?

Novak Djokovic, with £146,358,511 in tennis prize money: 76.1% of everything Serbia has won. Next is Dusan Lajovic on £8,073,720.

Which sport has earned Serbia the most prize money?

Tennis, at £188,907,250 across 12 players, ahead of 3x3 basketball on £2,366,165.

Which nation is just above Serbia?

Northern Ireland, 14th on £204,091,898. Switzerland is 16th, just below, on £175,242,501.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Serbia's tennis money has its own page: Serbia in tennis.Serbia's 3x3 basketball money has its own page: Serbia in 3x3 basketball.Serbia's athletics money has its own page: Serbia in athletics.Serbia's pool money has its own page: Serbia in pool.Serbia's chess money has its own page: Serbia in chess.Serbia's CrossFit money has its own page: Serbia in CrossFit.Serbia's table tennis money has its own page: Serbia in table tennis.Serbia's swimming money has its own page: Serbia in swimming.Serbia's gymnastics money has its own page: Serbia in gymnastics. One place up is Northern Ireland. One place down is Switzerland. Serbia's football team was paid £8,760,683 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.