Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) was 66.05 in 2031. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Montenegro, 2002–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 66.05 for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2031.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Montenegro peaked at 108.4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.78, in 2007.
Montenegro ranks 9th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 85.7 | — |
| 2003 | 48.65 | -43.2% |
| 2004 | 45.44 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 38.63 | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 36.75 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 31.78 | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 34.22 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 43.86 | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 45.07 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 48.97 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 57.09 | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 59.23 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 63.56 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 69.51 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 66.69 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 66.93 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.86 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 79.63 | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 108.4 | +36.1% |
| 2021 | 86.18 | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 70.31 | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 59.57 | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 60.76 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 67.1 | +10.4% |
| 2026 | 62.44 | -6.9% |
| 2027 | 62.79 | +0.6% |
| 2028 | 63.12 | +0.5% |
| 2029 | 64.1 | +1.5% |
| 2030 | 64.97 | +1.4% |
| 2031 | 66.05 | +1.7% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 66.05 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54.42, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 66.05 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.25, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.63 | 31.78 | 85.7 | 8 |
| 2010s | 62.95 | 45.07 | 79.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.48 | 59.57 | 108.4 | 10 |
| 2030s | 65.51 | 64.97 | 66.05 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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 gdp in Montenegro?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Montenegro was 66.05 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 108.4 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.78 in 2007.
- How does Montenegro rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Montenegro ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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