Relative at risk: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys in Montenegro
Montenegro: Relative at risk: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys was 37.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
37.6%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
1st
of 49 countries
All-time high
42.1%
in 2018
All-time low
27.4%
in 2022
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Montenegro, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Montenegro stood at 37.6%.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Montenegro peaked at 42.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2022.
Montenegro ranks 1st of 49 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Relative at risk: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30.9% | — |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | +25.3% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | +33.2% |
| 2024 | 37.6% | +3.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 37.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.5%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.7% | 30.9% | 42.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 27.4% | 37.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 2 North Macedonia 34.0% compare
- 2 North Macedonia 34.0% compare
- 4 Austria 30.9% compare
- 4 Sweden 30.9% compare
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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Montenegro?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Montenegro was 37.6% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2022.
- How does Montenegro rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Montenegro ranks 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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