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Montenegro · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Montenegro

Europe & Central Asia Capital Podgorica Upper middle income Nation age 20 years (since 2006) i MNE · ME
NationsTree Index 2025 i53.574th of 196 Tree height 2025 i2.8 msee ranking Military strength i21percentile
Population i623,129169th of 217 Area i13,883 km²157th of 216 GDP i$9.23 bn155th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$22.07 bn intl.152nd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$35,423 intl.73rd of 199 Life expectancy i77.9 years75th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i60
Strength · trunk i28
Quality of life · crown i62
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i48
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i79
CSV

In short

Montenegro is 74th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 53.5 out of 100; its tree is 2.8 m tall.

It has 623,129 people and an economy of $22.07 bn at purchasing power parity, 152nd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Under-5 mortality (6th of 196) and Completed lower secondary, 25+ (23rd of 153).

Its weakest positions: Unemployment (169th of 187), DPT immunization (142nd of 193) and Government budget balance (139th of 192).

Over five years it climbed from 108th to 74th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 13,883 157th/216
Land area ikm² 13,450 157th/216
Population ipeople 623,129 169th/217
Population growth i% -0.06% 175th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 46.4 157th/216
Urban population i% 65.6% 105th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 17.9% 142nd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 18.3% 46th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $9.23 bn 155th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $22.07 bn 152nd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $18.01 bn 152nd/199
GDP per person iUSD $14,817 87th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $35,423 73rd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $14,150 79th/201
GDP growth i% 2.7% 125th/210
Inflation i% 3.9% 120th/180
Unemployment i% 13.6% 169th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 63.5% 121st/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -4.3% 139th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 3.4% 123rd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 11.3% 178th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 3.3% 167th/192
Services i% of GDP 63.4% 65th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $3.70 bn 140th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $6.07 bn 136th/182
Exports i% of GDP 40.1% 82nd/183
Imports i% of GDP 65.7% 44th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 105.8% 54th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 23.8% 35th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 36.9% 82nd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 18.6% 79th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 14.5% 33rd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 14.5% 49th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -20.6% 183rd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 7.3% 27th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.6% 125th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.14% 26th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.01% 80th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.48% 70th/209
Arable land i% of land area 0.7% 192nd/206

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 351,000 136th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $180.0 m 131st/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 14.4% 43rd/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 77.9 75th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 2.4 6th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.78 66th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.8 42nd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 81% 142nd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 96.1% 23rd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 93.9% 85th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 56.4%2014
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 28.7% 43rd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 9.7% 33rd/193
Adult literacy i% 98.5%2018
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 55.2% 67th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.862 48th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 34.3 56th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 2.5% 66th/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 85.5% 69th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 50.9% 83rd/144
Internet users i% of population 88.9% 65th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 222 3rd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 32.3 50th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.50 85th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 250 81st/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 379,068 119th/161

Environment & energy

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Renewable energy i% of final energy use 39.6% 60th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 18.5 104th/200
Forest area i% of land area 61.5% 30th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,765 64th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 62.0 65th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 49.6 88th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 62.1 88th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 73.5 83rd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 59.1 79th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 65.0 77th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.8 29th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $176.5 m 131st/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.9% 70th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.4% 98th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 12,000 124th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 4.66% 5th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.0 m 150th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 4.0 m 51st/65

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.36%2019
Patent applications by residents iapplications 15 93rd/137
Scientific articles iarticles 255 119th/197

Compare Montenegro with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Montenegro — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/montenegro. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Montenegro — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/montenegro. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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