Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Montenegro
Montenegro: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.4597 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Montenegro, 1984–2021
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Montenegro stood at 0.4597.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Montenegro peaked at 0.5009 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3725, in 1990.
Montenegro ranks 73rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.3869 | — |
| 1985 | 0.3816 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3862 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3894 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4138 | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3725 | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3973 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4101 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4467 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4483 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4594 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.456 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4774 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4754 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4738 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5009 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4689 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4615 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4597 | -0.4% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.4597 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5361, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.4597 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3666, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3916 | 0.3816 | 0.4138 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.3849 | 0.3725 | 0.3973 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4441 | 0.4101 | 0.4594 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4793 | 0.4689 | 0.5009 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4606 | 0.4597 | 0.4615 | 2 |
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 gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Montenegro?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Montenegro was 0.4597 in 2021, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5009 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3725 in 1990.
- How does Montenegro rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Montenegro ranks 73rd out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.