Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index was 2.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Montenegro, 2012–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 2.5% for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in 2021.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Montenegro peaked at 5.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2020.
That places Montenegro 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.5% | 5.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.8% (2021)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.121 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 27.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1021 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0864 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0864 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1992 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Montenegro?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index in Montenegro was 2.5% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index?
- Montenegro ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.