At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Montenegro
Montenegro: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 26.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Montenegro, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Montenegro is 26.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Montenegro peaked at 31.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2022.
Montenegro ranks 12th of 45 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 | 28.9% | — |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.1% | 28.9% | 31.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 26.2% | 28.4% | 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 26.7% 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 31.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2022.
- How does Montenegro rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Montenegro ranks 12th out of 45 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 14.1%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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