Montenegro

Economy

• GDP

  : 9.2 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 14817 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 2.7 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 22.1 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 35423 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.39 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 3.9 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 13.6 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 24.4 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 40.1 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 65.7 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -2.4 B$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : -20.4 % (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 2.2 B$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 7.3 % (2025)

• Poverty rate

  : 2.5 % (2021)

• Agriculture

  : 3.4 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 11.3 % (2025)

• Services

  : 63.4 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 9.7 % (2025)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.8 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 623 129 (2025)

• Population growth

  : -0.1 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -9 279 (2025)

• Population density

  : 46.4 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 77.9 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.80 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 11.2 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 10.2 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 65.6 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 34.4 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 296 618 (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 0.2 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 55.7 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 51.9 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 18 670 (2024)

Social

• Health expenditure

  : 9.7 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 34.3 (2021)

• Internet users

  : 88.9 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 221.7 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 99.3 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 18 $ (2021)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 24.7 % (2021)

• PISA score — mathematics

  : 405.6 (2022)

• PISA score — reading literacy

  : 405.0 (2022)

• PISA score — science

  : 403.1 (2022)

• Primary school completion

  : 98.9 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 12.8 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 436.1 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 42.0 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 74.1 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 12 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 1.8 % (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• Renewable energy

  : 39.6 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 61.8 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 1 722 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 61.5 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 13.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 52.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 7.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 24.4 % (2025)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 58.5 % (2025)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from solar

  : 5.7 % (2025)

• Electricity from wind

  : 11.4 % (2025)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 4.37 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 2.8 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 17.2 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 836.3 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 42.8 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 827.0 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 81.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 23.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 2.40 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 6.00 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 18.0 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 40.8 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 15.4 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 10.7 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 37.2 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 70.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.1 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 2.78 (2023)

• Hospital beds

  : 3.82 (2022)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 8.71 (2024)

Public finances

• General government debt

  : 72.1 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -2.5 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -0.06 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.37 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 0.79 (2023)

• Political stability

  : 0.33 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 0.18 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : 0.13 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.39 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 2.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 22.3 % (2025)

• New business density

  : 17.9 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 60.0 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 676.2 M$ (2025)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 81.3 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 7.0 % (2025)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 6.14 (2025)