How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Montenegro
Montenegro: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 2.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Montenegro, 2012–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Montenegro stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 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.
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.6% | — |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +40.1% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -36.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +11.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 2.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 2.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 7.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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)
- 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 how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Montenegro?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 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 how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- Montenegro ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 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 How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.