Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Montenegro

Montenegro: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day was 92.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
92.3%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
66th
of 120 countries
All-time high
94.4%
in 2013
All-time low
92.3%
in 2021
Years of data
10
2012–2021

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Montenegro, 2012–2021

0204060801002012201620212012: 94.1 %2013: 94.4 %2014: 94 %2015: 94 %2016: 92.6 %2017: 93 %2018: 93.5 %2019: 93.2 %2020: 94.1 %2021: 92.3 %

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Montenegro stood at 92.3%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Montenegro peaked at 94.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 2021.

That places Montenegro 66th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day in Montenegro, 2012 to 2021.
Year % Change
2012 94.1%
2013 94.4% +0.3%
2014 94.0% -0.4%
2015 94.0% +0.1%
2016 92.6% -1.5%
2017 93.0% +0.4%
2018 93.5% +0.6%
2019 93.2% -0.3%
2020 94.1% +1.0%
2021 92.3% -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 93.6% 92.6% 94.4% 8
2020s 93.2% 92.3% 94.1% 2

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 63 South Africa 94.1% compare
  2. 64 Uzbekistan 93.5%
  3. 65 Thailand 93.3% compare
  4. 67 Jamaica 91.7% compare
  5. 68 Mexico 91.2% compare
  6. 69 Slovakia 91.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Montenegro?
Poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day in Montenegro was 92.3% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2021.
How does Montenegro rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day?
Montenegro ranks 66th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty: share of population living on less than $40 a day rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $40 per day.