Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 14.51 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Montenegro, 2012–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Montenegro stood at 14.51. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Montenegro peaked at 29.54 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.51, in 2021.
Montenegro ranks 68th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 29.54 | — |
| 2013 | 28.16 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 25.87 | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 24.61 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 20.09 | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 19.22 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 21.07 | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 17.64 | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 17.59 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 14.51 | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.28 | 17.64 | 29.54 | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.05 | 14.51 | 17.59 | 2 |
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- 65 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17.36 compare
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- 70 Uzbekistan 12.42
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More poverty & inequality data for Montenegro
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.8 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,315 (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 revenues vs income inequality 36.77 (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.121 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Montenegro?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Montenegro was 14.51 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 29.54 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.51 in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Montenegro ranks 68th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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