Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Montenegro
Montenegro: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Montenegro, 2007–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 0.8% for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 163.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Montenegro peaked at 4.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4.2%, in 2016.
That places Montenegro 58th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.3% | — |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -44.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -54.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -40.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -39.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +71.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -41.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +52.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -49.2% |
| 2016 | -4.2% | -1473.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -105.4% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +751.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -29.3% |
| 2020 | -0.1% | -107.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -282.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +347.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 4.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -4.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -0.1% | 0.8% | 6 |
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0333 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 442.1 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0308 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 408.45 current LCU per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0225 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 298.36 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 285.57 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Montenegro?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Montenegro was 0.8% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.2% in 2016.
- How does Montenegro rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Montenegro ranks 58th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.