Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Montenegro
Montenegro: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 8.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 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%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Montenegro is 8.5%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Montenegro peaked at 10.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1990.
That places Montenegro 89th out of 109 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.5% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.2% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Montenegro?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Montenegro was 8.5% 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%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1990.
- How does Montenegro rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Montenegro ranks 89th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.