Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Montenegro
Montenegro: Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax was 8.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Montenegro, 1984–2021
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Montenegro stood at 8.5%.
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% before and after tax 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.
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 7.6% | — |
| 1985 | 7.2% | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 6.6% | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 7.4% | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | +32.1% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +3.4% |
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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More economy & growth data for Montenegro
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6338 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 9,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5609 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 8,311 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3796 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Montenegro?
- Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax 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% before and after tax recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1990.
- How does Montenegro rank for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax?
- Montenegro ranks 89th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax 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% before and after 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 after taxes and benefits.