Montenegro Poverty Rate 2012-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Montenegro poverty rate for 2021 was 12.20%, a 3.2% decline from 2020.
  • Montenegro poverty rate for 2020 was 15.40%, a 0.2% increase from 2019.
  • Montenegro poverty rate for 2019 was 15.20%, a 3.3% decline from 2018.
  • Montenegro poverty rate for 2018 was 18.50%, a 1.3% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Armenia 51.70%
Colombia 38.80%
Peru 33.40%
Ecuador 31.70%
Brazil 28.40%
Iran 24.80%
Dominican Republic 23.20%
Tonga 21.50%
Paraguay 20.80%
China 17.00%
Costa Rica 14.50%
Jamaica 13.90%
Thailand 12.20%
Montenegro 12.20%
Kazakhstan 10.60%
Turkey 7.60%
Serbia 7.50%
Romania 7.10%
Bulgaria 5.80%
Malaysia 2.30%
Russia 2.00%
Montenegro Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2021 12.20% -3.20%
2020 15.40% 0.20%
2019 15.20% -3.30%
2018 18.50% 1.30%
2017 17.20% -0.10%
2016 17.30% -4.00%
2015 21.30% -1.30%
2014 22.60% -0.70%
2013 23.30% -3.00%
2012 26.30% -3.00%