Montenegro External Debt: % of GDP

2006 - 2022 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Montenegro External Debt: % of GDP

  • Montenegro External Debt accounted for 141.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2022, compared with the ratio of 157.6 % in the previous year.
  • Montenegro External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2006 to Dec 2022.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 198.5 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 32.3 % in Dec 2006.

CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. The World Bank provides External Debt in USD. The Statistical Office of Montenegro provides Nominal GDP in EUR based on ESA 2010. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Related information about Montenegro External Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Montenegro, Current Account recorded a deficit of 278.9 USD mn in Mar 2023.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 154.9 USD mn in Jun 2024.
  • Montenegro Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 17.3 USD mn in Jun 2024.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 9.7 USD mn in Jun 2024.
  • The country's External Debt reached 8,815.2 in Dec 2022.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 1.3 USD bn in Mar 2023.

View Montenegro's External Debt: % of GDP from 2006 to 2022 in the chart:

Montenegro External Debt: % of GDP

What was Montenegro's External Debt: % of GDP in 2022?

Montenegro External Debt accounted for 141.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2022, compared with the ratio of 157.6 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
141.5 2022 157.6 2021 32.3 2006 198.5 2020 % yearly 2006 - 2022

External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 45.9 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Algeria (%) 1.3 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Argentina (%) 45.3 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Armenia (%) 64.2 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Australia (%) 109.2 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Austria (%) 136.1 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 14.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2021
Bangladesh (%) 11.4 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Belarus (%) 48.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2024
Belgium (%) 231.5 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Bolivia (%) 35.0 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 17.8 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Botswana (%) 7.3 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Brazil (%) 27.7 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Bulgaria (%) 47.6 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Cambodia (%) 56.7 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Canada (%) 139.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Chile (%) 71.7 2023 yearly 1971 - 2023
China (%) 13.4 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Colombia (%) 53.2 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Croatia (%) 73.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Cyprus (%) 828.3 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Czech Republic (%) 61.7 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Denmark (%) 132.3 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Ecuador (%) 48.3 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Egypt (%) 38.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2024
Estonia (%) 89.2 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
European Union (%) 111.1 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Finland (%) 215.3 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
France (%) 244.9 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Georgia (%) 79.6 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Germany (%) 146.1 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Ghana (%) 39.5 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Greece (%) 246.0 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 483.3 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Hungary (%) 128.8 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Iceland (%) 75.5 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
India (%) 18.9 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Indonesia (%) 30.4 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Iran (%) 0.3 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Ireland (%) 556.6 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Israel (%) 28.4 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Italy (%) 129.0 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Ivory Coast (%) 31.4 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
Japan (%) 107.7 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Jordan (%) 80.7 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 59.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Kenya (%) 40.3 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
South Korea (%) 36.6 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Kosovo (%) 39.6 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Kuwait (%) 39.4 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 66.6 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Laos (%) 74.2 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Latvia (%) 106.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Lebanon (%) 21.2 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 69.2 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Luxembourg (%) 4,446.8 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
North Macedonia (%) 83.2 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Malawi (%) 60.1 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 69.7 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Malta (%) 858.8 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Mauritius (%) 1,359.5 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Mexico (%) 33.0 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Moldova (%) 60.6 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Mongolia (%) 170.1 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Montenegro (%) 141.5 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
Morocco (%) 50.9 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Mozambique (%) 71.7 2020 yearly 1985 - 2020
Myanmar (%) 16.7 2020 yearly 2018 - 2020
Nepal (%) 17.3 2016 yearly 2001 - 2016
Netherlands (%) 373.8 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
New Zealand (%) 86.4 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Nigeria (%) 11.9 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Norway (%) 147.9 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Pakistan (%) 35.1 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 12.2 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
Panama (%) 167.4 2021 yearly 2014 - 2021
Paraguay (%) 56.2 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Peru (%) 37.6 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Philippines (%) 28.7 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Poland (%) 49.6 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Portugal (%) 149.5 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Qatar (%) 106.1 2018 yearly 2000 - 2018
Romania (%) 56.5 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Russia (%) 13.4 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Serbia (%) 65.3 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Singapore (%) 391.1 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Slovakia (%) 96.0 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Slovenia (%) 88.6 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
South Africa (%) 41.5 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Spain (%) 163.6 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Sudan (%) 202.2 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (%) 169.1 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Switzerland (%) 238.7 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Taiwan (%) 27.6 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Tajikistan (%) 37.7 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Thailand (%) 38.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Tunisia (%) 90.4 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Turkey (%) 45.1 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023

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Montenegro Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -240.284 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 176.598 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 22.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 4,906.6 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 59.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 4.457 2029 yearly 2002 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 6.678 2029 yearly 2002 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 3.919 2029 yearly 2002 - 2029
General Government Revenue: Consolidated (EUR) 260,206,665.120 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
General Govt Balance: Consolidated: Deficit or Surplus (EUR) -229,453,616.600 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
General Govt Expenditure: Cons: ow Current (EUR) 398,185,049.730 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
General Govt Revenue: Cons: Taxes (EUR) 168,637,973.130 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
General Govt Revenue: Cons: Taxes: Value Added Tax (EUR) 111,577,546.990 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
General Govt Expenditure: Consolidated (EUR) 489,660,281.720 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
General Govt Revenue: Cons: Taxes: Excises (EUR) 30,621,579.680 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.534 2028 yearly 2003 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -202.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 44.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -6.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 77,568.321 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 34,801.190 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 28.151 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 247.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 4.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 116,265.339 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 45,821.508 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 0.602 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 3.693 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 0.183 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 43.631 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Exports (EUR th) 43,261.759 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Imports (EUR th) 239,198.143 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Exports: Machinery & Transport Equipment (EUR th) 6,509.323 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Exports: Food & Live Animals (EUR th) 6,258.843 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Exports: Manufactured Goods (EUR th) 5,180.036 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Exports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants & Related Materials (EUR th) 25,102.890 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Exports: Crude Materials: excl Fuels (EUR th) 7,391.850 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Exports: Europe: CEFTA: Serbia (EUR th) 22,390.549 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Exports: Europe: EU-28: Slovenia (EUR th) 1,712.319 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Imports: Manufactured Goods (EUR th) 51,668.501 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Imports: Miscellaneous Manufactured Goods (EUR th) 51,474.707 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Imports: Food & Live Animals (EUR th) 68,025.418 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Imports: Machinery & Transport Equipment (EUR th) 93,660.678 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants & Related Materials (EUR th) 29,151.601 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Imports: Europe: EU-28: Greece (EUR th) 15,773.569 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Imports: Europe: CEFTA: Serbia (EUR th) 58,128.710 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 12.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -278.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 138.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -35.868 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 137.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 17.205 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 8,616.5 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 141.5 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 198.7 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 3.2 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -1.492 2029 yearly 2001 - 2029
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Export (EUR th) 120,372.138 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2018
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Import (EUR th) 645,611.036 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2018
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account and Capital Account (EUR th) -374,597.413 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Change in Central Bank Reserves (EUR th) -9,057.098 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2018
Gross General Government External Debt (EUR mn) 4,046.072 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Slovenia (EUR) 9,478,424.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Switzerland (EUR) 65,139,405.970 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Russian Federation (EUR) 112,506,571.770 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Serbia (EUR) 125,266,558.270 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Italy (EUR) 5,543,222.480 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.3 Jun 2024 monthly Aug 2010 - Jun 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 25.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 218.559 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 2010 - Nov 2022
M2 Growth (%) 12.0 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 1,631.5 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 21.535 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 5,942.815 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 3,817.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,075.8 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Jan 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 4,915.298 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 13.28 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 45.02 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Bank Loans: Non Performing Loans (EUR th) 200,600.000 Apr 2018 monthly Dec 2010 - Apr 2018
Bank Loans: Residents: Households (EUR th) 1,188,990.000 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 2009 - Jun 2018
ME: Bank Non-Performing Loans to Total Gross Loans (%) 7.426 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018

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