Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Montenegro
Montenegro: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 33.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% 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
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Montenegro is 33.4%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Montenegro peaked at 36.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1990.
That places Montenegro 77th out of 109 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 29.0% | — |
| 1985 | 28.4% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 28.0% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 28.9% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 30.2% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 27.3% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 30.3% | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.9% | 28.0% | 30.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 28.8% | 27.3% | 30.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 31.5% | 33.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 34.3% | 36.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 2 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Montenegro?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Montenegro was 33.4% 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% before and after tax recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1990.
- How does Montenegro rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Montenegro ranks 77th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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% before and after 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 after taxes and benefits.