Montenegro Policy Rate

1999 - 2025 | Monthly | % pa | European Central Bank

Key information about Montenegro Policy Rate

  • Montenegro cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Main Refinancing Operations) was set at 2.90 % pa in Feb 2025, compared with 3.15 % pa in the previous Jan 2025.
  • Montenegro Policy Rate averaged 1.25 % pa and is updated monthly, available from Jan 1999 to Feb 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 4.75 % pa in Apr 2001 and a record low of 0.00 % pa in Jun 2022.

Montenegro adopted the Euro unilaterally, thus complying with the European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy mechanisms.


Related information about Montenegro Policy Rate

  • In the latest reports, Montenegro Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: EURIBOR: 3 Months was reported at -0.57 % pa in Nov 2021.
  • Montenegro Exchange Rate against USD averaged 0.92 (USD/EUR) in Jun 2023.

View Montenegro's Policy Rate from Jan 1999 to Feb 2025 in the chart:

Montenegro Policy Rate

What was Montenegro's Policy Rate in Feb 2025?

Montenegro cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Main Refinancing Operations) was set at 2.90 % pa in Feb 2025, compared with 3.15 % pa in the previous Jan 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2.90 Feb 2025 3.15 Jan 2025 0.00 Jun 2022 4.75 Apr 2001 % pa monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025

Policy Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (% pa) 2.75 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2025
Algeria (% pa) 3.00 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1963 - Feb 2025
Argentina (%) 27.74 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Feb 2025
Armenia (% pa) 6.75 Feb 2025 monthly May 2001 - Feb 2025
Australia (% pa) 4.10 Feb 2025 monthly Aug 1990 - Feb 2025
Austria (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Azerbaijan (% pa) 7.25 Mar 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2025
Bahrain (% pa) 5.25 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2025
Bangladesh (% pa) 10.00 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 2009 - Feb 2025
Belarus (% pa) 9.50 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 1991 - Feb 2025
Belgium (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Bolivia (% pa) 3.05 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Feb 2025
Botswana (% pa) 3.75 Apr 2022 monthly Aug 1976 - Apr 2022
Brazil (% pa) 13.25 Feb 2025 monthly Mar 1999 - Feb 2025
Bulgaria (% pa) 2.59 Mar 2025 monthly Feb 1991 - Mar 2025
Canada (% pa) 3.00 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Feb 2025
Chile (% pa) 5.00 Feb 2025 monthly May 1995 - Feb 2025
China (% pa) 2.65 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Jun 2023
Colombia (% pa) 9.50 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Feb 2025
Croatia (% pa) 3.00 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1992 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Czech Republic (% pa) 2.75 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2025
Denmark (% pa) 2.35 Feb 2025 monthly Aug 1914 - Feb 2025
Ecuador (% pa) 9.33 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Feb 2025
Egypt (% pa) 27.75 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2025
Estonia (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
European Union (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Finland (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
France (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Georgia (% pa) 8.00 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2025
Germany (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Ghana (% pa) 29.50 May 2023 monthly Nov 2002 - May 2023
Greece (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (% pa) 4.75 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1992 - Feb 2025
Hungary (% pa) 6.50 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 1990 - Jan 2025
Iceland (% pa) 10.00 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2025
India (% pa) 6.25 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 2001 - Feb 2025
Indonesia (% pa) 5.75 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 2015 - Feb 2025
Ireland (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Israel (% pa) 4.50 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Feb 2025
Italy (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Ivory Coast (% pa) 2.50 Mar 2017 monthly Jan 1964 - Mar 2017
Japan (% pa) -0.10 Jun 2023 monthly Nov 2008 - Jun 2023
Jordan (% pa) 7.50 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1965 - Feb 2025
Kazakhstan (% pa) 15.25 Feb 2025 monthly Feb 1992 - Feb 2025
Kenya (% pa) 10.75 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Feb 2025
South Korea (% pa) 2.75 Feb 2025 monthly May 1999 - Feb 2025
Kosovo (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Kuwait (% pa) 4.00 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Feb 2025
Kyrgyzstan (% pa) 9.00 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Laos (% pa) 7.50 May 2023 monthly Dec 1992 - May 2023
Latvia (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Lebanon (% pa) 10.00 Jan 2023 monthly Apr 1964 - Jan 2023
Lithuania (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Luxembourg (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Macau SAR, China (% pa) 4.75 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2025
North Macedonia (% pa) 5.35 Mar 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2025
Malawi (% pa) 26.00 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Feb 2025
Malaysia (% pa) 3.00 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 2004 - Feb 2025
Malta (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Mauritius (% pa) 4.50 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2025
Mexico (% pa) 9.50 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2025
Moldova (% pa) 5.60 Feb 2025 monthly Feb 2001 - Feb 2025
Mongolia (% pa) 10.00 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 2007 - Feb 2025
Montenegro (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Morocco (% pa) 2.50 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1995 - Feb 2025
Myanmar (% pa) 7.00 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Nepal (% pa) 6.50 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Feb 2025
Netherlands (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
New Zealand (% pa) 5.50 May 2023 monthly Mar 1999 - May 2023
Nigeria (% pa) 27.50 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Feb 2025
Norway (% pa) 4.50 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2025
Oman (% pa) 5.00 Feb 2025 monthly May 2007 - Feb 2025
Pakistan (% pa) 13.00 Feb 2025 monthly Feb 1992 - Feb 2025
Paraguay (% pa) 6.00 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 2010 - Feb 2025
Peru (% pa) 4.75 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Feb 2025
Philippines (% pa) 7.00 May 2024 monthly Jun 2016 - May 2024
Poland (% pa) 5.75 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2025
Portugal (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Qatar (% pa) 5.10 Feb 2025 monthly Mar 2003 - Feb 2025
Romania (% pa) 6.50 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Russia (% pa) 21.00 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 2013 - Feb 2025
Saudi Arabia (% pa) 5.00 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2025
Serbia (% pa) 5.75 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
Singapore (% pa) 4.00 Jun 2023 monthly Jul 2005 - Jun 2023
Slovakia (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Slovenia (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
South Africa (% pa) 7.50 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 1999 - Feb 2025
Spain (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Sri Lanka (% pa) 7.50 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Sweden (% pa) 2.25 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Feb 2025
Switzerland (% pa) 0.43 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Feb 2025
Syria (% pa) 5.00 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1962 - Dec 2024
Taiwan (% pa) 2.00 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 1961 - Feb 2025
Tajikistan (% pa) 8.75 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1995 - Feb 2025
Thailand (% pa) 2.00 Feb 2025 monthly May 2000 - Feb 2025
Tunisia (% pa) 8.00 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2025
Turkey (% pa) 45.00 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1996 - Feb 2025
Ukraine (% pa) 14.50 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Feb 2025
United Arab Emirates (% pa) 4.40 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2007 - Feb 2025

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Montenegro Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 2.142 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 137.427 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 24.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 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) 156,245,213.220 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
General Govt Revenue: Cons: Taxes: Value Added Tax (EUR) 96,606,704.820 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
General Govt Balance: Consolidated: Deficit or Surplus (EUR) 2,068,456.780 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
General Govt Expenditure: Cons: ow Current (EUR) 154,050,948.920 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
General Govt Revenue: Cons: Taxes (EUR) 132,702,629.510 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
General Govt Revenue: Cons: Taxes: Excises (EUR) 23,651,764.850 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
General Govt Expenditure: Consolidated (EUR) 154,176,756.440 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
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) 44,798.671 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 633.030 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
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) 145,430.350 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 61,662.231 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 0.326 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2.017 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3.566 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 34.395 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Imports (EUR th) 239,198.143 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Exports (EUR th) 43,261.759 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Exports: Machinery & Transport Equipment (EUR th) 4,114.756 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
Exports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants & Related Materials (EUR th) 17,843.445 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
Exports: Manufactured Goods (EUR th) 2,535.662 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
Exports: Food & Live Animals (EUR th) 3,441.716 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
Exports: Crude Materials: excl Fuels (EUR th) 8,770.757 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
Exports: Europe: CEFTA: Serbia (EUR th) 9,140.412 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
Exports: Europe: EU-28: Slovenia (EUR th) 2,689.830 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: Manufactured Goods (EUR th) 33,949.824 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: Miscellaneous Manufactured Goods (EUR th) 31,422.492 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: Food & Live Animals (EUR th) 45,073.913 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: Machinery & Transport Equipment (EUR th) 59,371.661 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants & Related Materials (EUR th) 25,395.451 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: Europe: CEFTA: Serbia (EUR th) 39,313.863 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: Europe: EU-28: Greece (EUR th) 15,355.588 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
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 (%) -27.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 138.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -35.868 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 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: Serbia (EUR) 125,266,558.270 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Italy (EUR) 5,543,222.480 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
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.3 Jun 2024 monthly Aug 2010 - Jun 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 26.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 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 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 1,395.0 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 20.204 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 0.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2025
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 (%) 46.08 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 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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