Country

Montenegro

Outside the European Union · world profile (World Bank data)

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Boundaries: Natural Earth (unofficial boundaries), simplified · sources and licences

Over time

6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 2006-2025

Montenegro EU average

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 2006 Montenegro: 3,520 EU average: 23,320 2007 Montenegro: 4,360 EU average: 24,680 2008 Montenegro: 5,020 EU average: 25,390 2009 Montenegro: 4,820 EU average: 24,230 2010 Montenegro: 5,040 EU average: 25,090 2011 Montenegro: 5,220 EU average: 25,880 2012 Montenegro: 5,100 EU average: 25,980 2013 Montenegro: 5,350 EU average: 26,260 2014 Montenegro: 5,530 EU average: 26,860 2015 Montenegro: 5,790 EU average: 27,810 2016 Montenegro: 6,300 EU average: 28,510 2017 Montenegro: 6,790 EU average: 29,680 2018 Montenegro: 7,340 EU average: 30,680 2019 Montenegro: 7,820 EU average: 31,740 2020 Montenegro: 6,610 EU average: 30,560 2021 Montenegro: 7,880 EU average: 33,330 2022 Montenegro: 9,530 EU average: 36,180 2023 Montenegro: 11,340 EU average: 38,450 2024 Montenegro: 12,260 EU average: 40,110 2025 Montenegro: 13,110 EU average: 41,700 2006 2012 2015 2018 2025

Real GDP growth

% · 2007-2025

Montenegro EU average

-20 -10 0 10 20 2007 Montenegro: 7.1 EU average: 3.1 2008 Montenegro: 6.9 EU average: 0.6 2009 Montenegro: -6 EU average: -4.3 2010 Montenegro: 2.8 EU average: 2.1 2011 Montenegro: 3.4 EU average: 1.9 2012 Montenegro: -2.5 EU average: -0.8 2013 Montenegro: 3.4 EU average: 0 2014 Montenegro: 2.4 EU average: 1.6 2015 Montenegro: 2.5 EU average: 2.4 2016 Montenegro: 3.4 EU average: 1.9 2017 Montenegro: 3.2 EU average: 2.8 2018 Montenegro: 4.7 EU average: 2.1 2019 Montenegro: 4.4 EU average: 1.9 2020 Montenegro: -15 EU average: -5.5 2021 Montenegro: 13 EU average: 6.4 2022 Montenegro: 7.7 EU average: 3.6 2023 Montenegro: 6.5 EU average: 0.4 2024 Montenegro: 3.2 EU average: 1.3 2025 Montenegro: 2.7 EU average: 1.4 2007 2013 2016 2019 2025

HICP inflation rate

% · 2016-2025

Montenegro EU average

-5 0 5 10 15 2016 Montenegro: -0.1 EU average: 0.2 2017 Montenegro: 2.7 EU average: 1.6 2018 Montenegro: 2.6 EU average: 1.8 2019 Montenegro: 0.5 EU average: 1.4 2020 Montenegro: -0.5 EU average: 0.7 2021 Montenegro: 2.5 EU average: 2.9 2022 Montenegro: 11.9 EU average: 9.2 2023 Montenegro: 8.7 EU average: 6.4 2024 Montenegro: 3.6 EU average: 2.6 2025 Montenegro: 4.1 EU average: 2.5 2016 2020 2022 2025

R&D expenditure

% of GDP · 2011-2024

Montenegro EU average

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 2011 Montenegro: 0.32 EU average: 2 2013 Montenegro: 0.38 EU average: 2.08 2014 Montenegro: 0.36 EU average: 2.09 2015 Montenegro: 0.38 EU average: 2.1 2016 Montenegro: 0.33 EU average: 2.1 2017 Montenegro: 0.35 EU average: 2.14 2018 Montenegro: 0.51 EU average: 2.17 2019 Montenegro: 0.37 EU average: 2.21 2021 Montenegro: 0.51 EU average: 2.24 2022 Montenegro: 0.32 EU average: 2.22 2023 Montenegro: 0.34 EU average: 2.26 2024 Montenegro: 0.29 EU average: 2.24 2011 2016 2018 2021 2024

Electricity price for households

€/kWh · 2011S1-2025S2

Montenegro EU average

0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 2011S1 Montenegro: 0.09 EU average: 0.19 2011S2 Montenegro: 0.09 EU average: 0.19 2012S1 Montenegro: 0.09 EU average: 0.19 2012S2 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.2 2013S1 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.2 2013S2 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.21 2014S1 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.21 2014S2 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.21 2015S1 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.21 2015S2 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.21 2016S1 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.21 2016S2 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.21 2017S1 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.21 2017S2 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.21 2018S1 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.21 2018S2 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.22 2019S1 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.22 2019S2 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.22 2020S1 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.21 2020S2 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.22 2021S1 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.22 2021S2 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.24 2022S1 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.25 2022S2 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.28 2023S1 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.29 2023S2 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.28 2024S1 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.29 2024S2 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.29 2025S1 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.29 2025S2 Montenegro: 0.1 EU average: 0.29 2011S1 2016S1 2018S2 2021S1 2025S2

Price level of household consumption

2000-2024

Montenegro EU average

20 40 60 80 100 120 2000 Montenegro: 39.6 EU average: 100 2001 Montenegro: 42.7 EU average: 100 2002 Montenegro: 43 EU average: 100 2003 Montenegro: 45.9 EU average: 100 2004 Montenegro: 47.8 EU average: 100 2005 Montenegro: 48.6 EU average: 100 2006 Montenegro: 49.5 EU average: 100 2007 Montenegro: 50 EU average: 100 2008 Montenegro: 53.3 EU average: 100 2009 Montenegro: 52.9 EU average: 100 2010 Montenegro: 50.5 EU average: 100 2011 Montenegro: 50.2 EU average: 100 2012 Montenegro: 51.7 EU average: 100 2013 Montenegro: 51.9 EU average: 100 2014 Montenegro: 51.3 EU average: 100 2015 Montenegro: 51.1 EU average: 100 2016 Montenegro: 50.7 EU average: 100 2017 Montenegro: 51.6 EU average: 100 2018 Montenegro: 52.1 EU average: 100 2019 Montenegro: 51.6 EU average: 100 2020 Montenegro: 53.3 EU average: 100 2021 Montenegro: 53.5 EU average: 100 2022 Montenegro: 55.8 EU average: 100 2023 Montenegro: 56.8 EU average: 100 2024 Montenegro: 57.9 EU average: 100 2000 2008 2012 2016 2024

Economy

6 indicators
GDP per capita
13,110 €/inh.
+850 vs 2024
EU average 41,700 €/inh.
2025 · country ranking
GDP growth
2.7 %
−0.5 vs 2024
EU average 1.4 %
2025 · country ranking
Inflation
4.1 %
+0.5 vs 2024
EU average 2.5 %
2025 · country ranking
R&D
0.29 % of GDP
−0.05 vs 2023
EU average 2.24 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Electricity price
0.0998 €/kWh
+0.0025 vs 2025S1
EU average 0.2896 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Price level
57.9
+1.1 vs 2023
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking

Labour

7 indicators
Employment
55.2 %
−5.6 vs 2019
EU average 71.7 %
2020 · country ranking
Unemployment
17.9 %
+2.7 vs 2019
EU average 7.2 %
2020 · country ranking
Minimum wage
670 €
0 vs 2026S1
2026S2 · country ranking
Gender pay gap
7.7 %
EU average 15.7 %
2014 · country ranking
Long-term unemployment
13.4 %
+1.4 vs 2019
EU average 2.4 %
2020 · country ranking
NEET rate
26.6 %
+5.3 vs 2019
EU average 14.0 %
2020 · country ranking
Working hours
44.4 h
−0.1 vs 2019
EU average 37.4 h
2020 · country ranking

Population

5 indicators
Doctors
285 per 100k
−1 vs 2023
2024 · country ranking
Infant mortality
1.6 ‰
−0.5 vs 2023
EU average 3.5 ‰
2024 · country ranking
Population
622,902
−425 vs 2025
EU average 451,990,314
2026 · country ranking
Life expectancy
76.8 years
0 vs 2023
EU average 80.8 years
2024 · country ranking
Fertility
1.75
−0.01 vs 2023
EU average 1.34
2024 · country ranking

Environment

7 indicators
Energy imports
32.6 %
+8.9 vs 2023
EU average 57.3 %
2024 · country ranking
Municipal waste
585 kg
+15 vs 2023
EU average 517 kg
2024 · country ranking
Renewable electricity
63.1 %
−3.5 vs 2024
EU average 49.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Organic farming
1.8 %
+0.2 vs 2023
2024 · country ranking
Air pollution deaths
89 per 100k
−37 vs 2022
EU average 41 per 100k
2023 · country ranking
Renewables
39.8 %
−1.0 vs 2024
EU average 26.2 %
2025 · country ranking
Recycling
3.6 %
−0.1 vs 2023
EU average 48.1 %
2024 · country ranking

Society

16 indicators
Health spending
9.5 %
−0.7 vs 2022
EU average 9.9 %
2023 · country ranking
Tertiary educated
25.6 %
−0.2 vs 2019
EU average 32.8 %
2020 · country ranking
Adult learning
2.7 %
+0.2 vs 2019
EU average 9.1 %
2020 · country ranking
Poverty risk
29.1 %
−1.9 vs 2023
EU average 21.0 %
2024 · country ranking
Income inequality
33.2
+0.1 vs 2022
EU average 28.7
2024 · country ranking
Internet use
94.2 %
+5.3 vs 2024
EU average 93.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
53.2 %
−7.4 vs 2023
EU average 16.9 %
2024 · country ranking
Passenger cars
442 per 1,000
+25 vs 2024
EU average 584 per 1,000
2025 · country ranking
Early leavers
3.6 %
−1.4 vs 2019
EU average 10.0 %
2020 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
12.0 %
−1.3 vs 2023
EU average 9.2 %
2024 · country ranking
Burglaries
51 per 100k
−21 vs 2023
2024 · country ranking
Housing overburden
8.7 %
+2.6 vs 2023
EU average 8.2 %
2024 · country ranking
Home ownership
87.3 %
−3.0 vs 2023
EU average 68.4 %
2024 · country ranking
Travel by car
97.8 %
0 vs 2023
EU average 82.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
6.8 /10
+0.2 vs 2023
EU average 7.2 /10
2024 · country ranking
Digital skills
44.2 %
−7.8 vs 2023
EU average 60.4 %
2025 · country ranking

Regions

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Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.