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$, in 2008.
Montenegro ranks 149th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.62 billion BoP, current US$ | -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
- 146 Belarus -1.82 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 147 Namibia -1.83 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 148 Cambodia -1.87 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 150 Croatia -1.93 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 151 Armenia -2.11 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 152 Malawi -2.13 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Montenegro
- Gross national expenditure 10.27 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 8.07 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 6.20 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.5% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 919.47 million current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 98.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 2.27 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 3.27 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 149th out of 199 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.