Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Montenegro
Montenegro: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 67.23 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Montenegro, 2002–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Montenegro is 67.23, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Montenegro peaked at 75.73 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 27.5, in 2007.
Montenegro ranks 52nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 75.73 | — |
| 2003 | 40.26 | -46.8% |
| 2004 | 41.6 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 36.32 | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 31.91 | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 27.5 | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 29 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 38.25 | +31.9% |
| 2010 | 40.66 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 45.55 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 53.42 | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 55.18 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 59.91 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 67.23 | +12.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 67.23 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.09, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 67.23 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.28, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.07 | 27.5 | 75.73 | 8 |
| 2010s | 53.66 | 40.66 | 67.23 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 49 Seychelles 69 compare
- 50 Saint Kitts and Nevis 67.76 compare
- 51 Iceland 67.59 compare
- 53 Yemen 66.67 compare
- 54 Kyrgyzstan 66.04 compare
- 55 Netherlands 65.12 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, long-term 10.41 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Montenegro?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Montenegro was 67.23 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 75.73 in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 in 2007.
- How does Montenegro rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Montenegro ranks 52nd out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.