At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Montenegro
Montenegro: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 17.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Montenegro, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 17.6% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Montenegro peaked at 25.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2023.
Montenegro ranks 11th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25.0% | — |
| 2014 | 23.5% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.6% | 19.7% | 25.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 16.9% | 19.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More poverty & inequality data for Montenegro
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.8 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,315 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.77 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.8% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Montenegro?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Montenegro was 17.6% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Montenegro ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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