Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 4.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Montenegro, 2006–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Montenegro is 4.2%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 40.1% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Montenegro peaked at 8.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2014.
That places Montenegro 5th out of 26 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.0% | — |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -43.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +40.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.2% | 8.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.8% | 7.3% | 7 |
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 households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Montenegro?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Montenegro was 4.2% in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2014.
- How does Montenegro rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Montenegro ranks 5th out of 26 countries with data for 2017.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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