Poverty & Inequality in Montenegro 20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Montenegro. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 14.5% 2021 up 20.8% 70th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 4.0% 2021 up 300.0% 60th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 2.5% 2021 up 525.0% 49th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.2% 2021 up 1,100.0% 38th Prosperity gap 2.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 up 33.3% 54th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 5.1% 2021 up 96.2% 64th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 20.9% 2021 up 34.8% 59th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.7% 2021 up 466.7% 51st Population living in slums 8.8% 2022 down 35.5% 99th Income share held by second 20% 12.1% 2021 down 7.6% 59th Gini index 34.3 2021 up 11.4% 57th Income share held by lowest 20% 6.2% 2021 down 24.4% 88th Income share held by lowest 10% 2.1% 2021 down 36.4% 95th Income share held by highest 10% 24.7% 2021 unchanged 83rd Income share held by highest 20% 40.4% 2021 up 2.8% 75th Income share held by fourth 20% 24.0% 2021 up 7.6% 2nd Income share held by third 20% 17.2% 2021 up 0.6% 28th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 15.9% 2021 up 60.6% 29th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 2.5% 2021 down 55.5% 49th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 20.0% 2023 down 17.0% 30th