Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 9.01 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Montenegro, 1984–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Montenegro is 9.01, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Montenegro peaked at 10.98 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.64, in 1990.
That places Montenegro 103rd out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 7.72 | — |
| 1985 | 7.33 | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 6.75 | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 7.52 | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 8.02 | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 6.64 | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 8.84 | +33.1% |
| 2001 | 9.66 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 8.78 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 9.14 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 9.64 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 9.34 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 10.43 | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 9.47 | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 9.4 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.98 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 10.76 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 8.73 | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 9.01 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.47 | 6.75 | 8.02 | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.74 | 6.64 | 8.84 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.31 | 8.78 | 9.66 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.21 | 9.4 | 10.98 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.87 | 8.73 | 9.01 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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 of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Montenegro?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Montenegro was 9.01 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 10.98 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.64 in 1990.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Montenegro ranks 103rd out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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