Poverty rate in the Western Balkans 2014-2020, by country

Kosovo was estimated to have to highest poverty rate among the presented Western Balkan countries, at over 34 percent of the population in 2017. Montenegro was reported to have the lowest rate in the region, at around 17 percent of residents living on less than 6.85 U.S. dollars per person in revised 2017 purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. In total, the poverty rate across the region, excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina, was forecast at approximately 13 percent in 2025.