Income share held by fourth 20% in Montenegro
Montenegro: Income share held by fourth 20% was 24.0% in 2021. β² Rising
Income share held by fourth 20% in Montenegro, 2005β2021
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 24.0% for income share held by fourth 20% in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by fourth 20% in Montenegro peaked at 24.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2009.
Montenegro ranks 4th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 22.1% | 23.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 22.3% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.8% | 24.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 1 Kosovo 25.2% compare
- 1 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 25.2% compare
- 3 North Macedonia 24.8% compare
- 5 Israel 23.9% compare
- 5 Romania 23.9% compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 23.7% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Montenegro
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.8 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,315 (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 revenues vs income inequality 36.77 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.121 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by fourth 20% in Montenegro?
- Income share held by fourth 20% in Montenegro was 24.0% in 2021, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by fourth 20% recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest income share held by fourth 20% recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2009.
- How does Montenegro rank for income share held by fourth 20%?
- Montenegro ranks 4th out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by fourth 20% rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by fourth 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.