Primary income payments in Montenegro

Montenegro: Primary income payments was 530.27 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
530.27 million BoP, current US$
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
136th
of 199 countries
All-time high
541.43 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
All-time low
102.19 million BoP, current US$
in 2007
Years of data
19
2007–2025

Primary income payments in Montenegro, 2007–2025

100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M500.0M2007201620252007: 102.2M BoP, current US$2008: 179.9M BoP, current US$2009: 219.7M BoP, current US$2010: 247.2M BoP, current US$2011: 233.0M BoP, current US$2012: 195.1M BoP, current US$2013: 194.9M BoP, current US$2014: 240.7M BoP, current US$2015: 185.6M BoP, current US$2016: 248.2M BoP, current US$2017: 208.9M BoP, current US$2018: 294.2M BoP, current US$2019: 280.7M BoP, current US$2020: 246.9M BoP, current US$2021: 295.8M BoP, current US$2022: 269.2M BoP, current US$2023: 379.4M BoP, current US$2024: 541.4M BoP, current US$2025: 530.3M BoP, current US$

Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

In 2025, primary income payments in Montenegro stood at 530.27 million BoP, current US$.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 185.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments in Montenegro peaked at 541.43 million BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 102.19 million BoP, current US$, in 2007.

Montenegro ranks 136th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 167.26 million BoP, current US$ 102.19 million BoP, current US$ 219.72 million BoP, current US$ 3
2010s 232.86 million BoP, current US$ 185.60 million BoP, current US$ 294.24 million BoP, current US$ 10
2020s 377.17 million BoP, current US$ 246.90 million BoP, current US$ 541.43 million BoP, current US$ 6

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 133 South Sudan 558.91 million BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 134 Bermuda 550.10 million BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 135 Benin 533.30 million BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 137 Brunei 513.40 million BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 138 Niger 505.39 million BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 139 Zimbabwe 489.71 million BoP, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments in Montenegro?
Primary income payments in Montenegro was 530.27 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest primary income payments recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 541.43 million BoP, current US$ in 2024.
What is the lowest primary income payments recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 102.19 million BoP, current US$ in 2007.
How does Montenegro rank for primary income payments?
Montenegro ranks 136th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary income payments rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 185.7%. 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 Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).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.