Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 35.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% 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 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Montenegro is 35.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Montenegro peaked at 37.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 1990.
Montenegro ranks 90th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 29.7% | — |
| 1985 | 29.1% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 28.7% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 29.6% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 30.9% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 28.1% | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | -0.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 35.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.6%, 77% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 35.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.6% | 28.7% | 30.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 28.1% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 32.6% | 34.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 35.1% | 37.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 35.0% | 35.0% | 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 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Montenegro?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Montenegro was 35.0% 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 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 1990.
- How does Montenegro rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Montenegro ranks 90th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.