Current account balance in Montenegro
Montenegro: Current account balance was -1.88 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Current account balance in Montenegro, 2007–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance in Montenegro is -1.88 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.0% on the previous year and down 324.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Montenegro peaked at -443.14 million BoP, current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, -2.26 billion BoP, current US$, in 2008.
Montenegro ranks 148th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.62 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.26 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | -688.80 million BoP, current US$ | -943.03 million BoP, current US$ | -443.14 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.12 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.88 billion BoP, current US$ | -541.20 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 145 Belarus -1.82 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 146 Namibia -1.83 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 147 Cambodia -1.87 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 149 Croatia -1.93 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 150 Armenia -2.11 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 151 Malawi -2.13 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Montenegro
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -25.6% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.9% (2025)
- GDP per capita 8,780 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 3.3% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 5.47 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 8,780 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 407.70 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 460.69 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.80 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Montenegro?
- Current account balance in Montenegro was -1.88 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was -443.14 million BoP, current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.26 billion BoP, current US$ in 2008.
- How does Montenegro rank for current account balance?
- Montenegro ranks 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 324.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.