Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Montenegro
Montenegro: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Montenegro, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 163.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Montenegro peaked at 0.0432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Montenegro 60th out of 191 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 (BoP, current US$) … unit in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.1% |
| 2009 | 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.5% |
| 2011 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +71.3% |
| 2013 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.2% |
| 2016 | -0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1473.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -105.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +751.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.3% |
| 2020 | -0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -107.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -282.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +347.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 94% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -1473.1% | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2018 | +751.0% | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2022 | +347.8% | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2021 | +282.1% | -0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 57 Greece 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Armenia 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Poland 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 China 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Cape Verde 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Montenegro
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 151.96 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5233 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 110.96 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -21.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0068 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Montenegro?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Montenegro was 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Montenegro rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Montenegro ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.