Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 9.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Montenegro, 1984–2021
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Montenegro is 9.0%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Montenegro peaked at 11.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, 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.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 7.7% | — |
| 1985 | 7.3% | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 6.8% | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | +33.1% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +3.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 9.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 54% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 9.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8%, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 8.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.4% | 11.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 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 income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Montenegro?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Montenegro was 9.0% in 2021, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1990.
- How does Montenegro rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Montenegro ranks 103rd out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) 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 World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.