Montenegro Poverty Rate 2012-2023

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 2018 was 18.50%, a 1.3% increase from 2017.
  • Montenegro poverty rate for 2017 was 17.20%, a 0.1% decline from 2016.
  • Montenegro poverty rate for 2016 was 17.30%, a 4% decline from 2015.
  • Montenegro poverty rate for 2015 was 21.30%, a 1.3% decline from 2014.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Armenia 48.90%
Colombia 33.90%
Mexico 31.10%
Peru 30.40%
China 28.10%
Ecuador 27.80%
Brazil 26.70%
Dominican Republic 22.20%
Iran 22.10%
North Macedonia 20.80%
Paraguay 19.60%
Montenegro 18.50%
Albania 18.20%
Serbia 17.20%
Thailand 15.60%
Kazakhstan 14.30%
Costa Rica 13.90%
Romania 13.00%
Turkey 10.90%
Bulgaria 8.00%
Russia 4.90%
Malaysia 3.40%
Belarus 1.90%
Montenegro Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
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%