General government final consumption expenditure in Montenegro
Montenegro: General government final consumption expenditure was 17.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Montenegro, 2000–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Montenegro stood at 17.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Montenegro peaked at 29.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2025.
Montenegro ranks 86th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.9% | — |
| 2001 | 25.2% | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -35.0% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.0% | 19.5% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.8% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 17.4% | 23.7% | 6 |
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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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3545 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 5,253 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2458 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,642 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 18.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2233 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Montenegro?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Montenegro was 17.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2025.
- How does Montenegro rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Montenegro ranks 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.