Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 27.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Montenegro, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 27.6% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Montenegro peaked at 34.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.
Montenegro ranks 28th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.3% | — |
| 1991 | 18.9% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 19.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 18.7% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 18.3% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | +27.1% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | +28.0% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 18.3% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 18.0% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 26.4% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 27.6% | 33.8% | 4 |
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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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Montenegro?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Montenegro was 27.6% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Montenegro ranks 28th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.