Economy of Montenegro

Economy of Montenegro
	Podgorica, the capital and financial centre of Montenegro
Currency	Euro (EUR, €)
Fiscal year	Calendar year
Trade organisations	CEFTA, WTO
Country group	Developing/Emerging; Upper-middle income economy;
Statistics
Population	633,158 (2023)
GDP	$8.56 billion (nominal, 2025 est.); $21.31 billion (PPP, 2025 est.);
GDP rank	158th (nominal, 2023 est.); 152th (PPP, 2023 est.);
GDP growth	6.3% (2023); 3.0% (2024); 3.2% (2025);
GDP per capita	$13,510 (nominal, 2025 est.); $33,620 (PPP, 2025 est.);
GDP per capita rank	79th (nominal, 2023 est.); 68th (PPP, 2023 est.);
GDP by sector	Agriculture: 7.5% Industry: 15.9%; Services: 76.6%; (2016 est.);
Inflation (CPI)	4.3% (2024 est.)
Population below poverty line	8.6% (2013 est.); 31.4% at risk of poverty or social exclusion (2022); 18.1% on less than $5.50/day (2020f);
Gini coefficient	31.5 medium (2022, Eurostat)
Human Development Index	0.832 very high (2021) (49th); 0.756 high IHDI (40th) (2021);
Corruption Perceptions Index	46 out of 100 points (2023) (63th)
Labour force	257,387 (2019); 59.8% employment rate (2018);
Labour force by occupation	agriculture: 7.9%; industry: 17.1%; services: 75%; (2017 est.);
Unemployment	16.1% (2017 est.); 30.7% youth unemployment (2018);
Average gross salary	€1210 / $1252 monthly (December, 2024)
Average net salary	€1012 / $1047 monthly (December, 2024)
Main industries	steelmaking, aluminum, agricultural processing, consumer goods, tourism
External
Exports	$2.502 billion (2021 est.)
Export goods	Copper ore, aluminum, electricity, dried legumes, packaged medicines, lead, scrap iron, lumber
Main export partners	Serbia 15.7%; Spain 11.3%; Pakistan 9.4%; Switzerland 7.6%; South Korea 5.7%; Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.8%; Germany 4.7%; Italy 4.1%; Russia 3.9%; Turkey 3.7% (2021);
Imports	$3.637 billion (2021 est.)
Import goods	Refined petroleum, cars, packaged medicines, recreational boats, cigarettes
Main import partners	Serbia 25.7%; Greece 9.5%; Croatia 7.4%; China 7.1%; Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.2%; Italy 4.9%; Germany 4.3%; Turkey 3.3%; Slovenia 3.01%; Hungary 1.8% (2021);
FDI stock	$737.7 million (31 December 2017 est.); Abroad: $39.77 million (31 December 2017 est.);
Current account	−$540.073 million (2021 est.)
Gross external debt	$3.66 billion (2021)
Public finances
Government debt	65.76% of GDP (2023 est.)
Foreign reserves	$1.982 billion (31 December 2021 est.)
Budget balance	−3.1% (of GDP) (2024 est.):
Revenues	1.78 billion (2017 est.)
Expenses	2.05 billion (2017 est.)
Credit rating	Standard & Poor's:; B (Domestic); B (Foreign); AAA (T&C Assessment); Outlook: Positive; Moody's:; B1; Outlook: Stable;
	All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.

The economy of Montenegro is a transition economy seeking to stabilize, diversify, and expand economic output. Montenegro navigates the impacts of the Yugoslav Wars, the decline of industry following the dissolution of Yugoslavia, and related economic sanctions imposed by the United Nations. Montenegro joined the World Trade Organization in 2012. Montenegro joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on 5 June 2017.