External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) in Montenegro
Montenegro: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) was 10.41 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, long-term in Montenegro, 2006–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, external debt stocks, long-term in Montenegro stood at 10.41 billion DOD, current US$. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 24.2% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term in Montenegro peaked at 10.41 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 840.98 million DOD, current US$, in 2006.
Montenegro ranks 64th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 840.98 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 853.53 million DOD, current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 860.33 million DOD, current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ | +28.9% |
| 2010 | 4.28 billion DOD, current US$ | +285.6% |
| 2011 | 5.03 billion DOD, current US$ | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 5.60 billion DOD, current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 6.83 billion DOD, current US$ | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 6.44 billion DOD, current US$ | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 6.39 billion DOD, current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.07 billion DOD, current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 7.01 billion DOD, current US$ | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 7.86 billion DOD, current US$ | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 8.12 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 9.99 billion DOD, current US$ | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 8.97 billion DOD, current US$ | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 8.40 billion DOD, current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 8.32 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 8.38 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 10.41 billion DOD, current US$ | +24.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 10.41 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.82 billion DOD, current US$, 81% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 10.41 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.85 billion DOD, current US$, 88% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +285.6% | 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.28 billion DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 916.01 million DOD, current US$ | 840.98 million DOD, current US$ | 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.36 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.28 billion DOD, current US$ | 8.12 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.08 billion DOD, current US$ | 8.32 billion DOD, current US$ | 10.41 billion DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 61 Kyrgyzstan 10.66 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 62 Burkina Faso 10.65 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 63 Nepal 10.49 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 65 Albania 10.35 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 66 North Macedonia 10.04 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 67 Papua New Guinea 10.02 billion DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Montenegro
- Net financial flows, IBRD -5.24 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -3.13 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0002 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -184.67 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -5.34 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -397.69 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 114.78 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 5.71 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 412.78 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, long-term in Montenegro?
- External debt stocks, long-term in Montenegro was 10.41 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 10.41 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 840.98 million DOD, current US$ in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Montenegro ranks 64th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.