Income share held by highest 10% in Montenegro
Montenegro: Income share held by highest 10% was 24.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Income share held by highest 10% in Montenegro, 2005–2021
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
In 2021, income share held by highest 10% in Montenegro stood at 24.7%.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Montenegro peaked at 28.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2010.
Montenegro ranks 85th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Income share held by highest 10% in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24.0% | — |
| 2006 | 23.2% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | -2.8% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 24.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 87% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 24.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 23.2% | 24.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 22.6% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.7% | 25.4% | 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 income share held by highest 10% in Montenegro?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Montenegro was 24.7% 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 highest 10% recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2010.
- How does Montenegro rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Montenegro ranks 85th out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 highest 10%. 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.