Montenegro Government Debt: % of GDP

2010 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Montenegro Government Debt: % of GDP

  • Montenegro Government debt accounted for 58.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 60.3 % in the previous quarter.
  • Montenegro government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2010 to Sep 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 104.5 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 40.7 % in Dec 2010.

CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. The Ministry of Finance and Social Welfare provides Government Debt in EUR. The Statistical Office of Montenegro provides Nominal GDP in EUR.


Related information about Montenegro Government Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Montenegro National Government Debt reached 5.5 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP reached 2.3 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Montenegro's Government Debt: % of GDP from Dec 2010 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Montenegro Government Debt: % of GDP

What was Montenegro's Government Debt: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

Montenegro Government debt accounted for 58.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 60.3 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
58.3 Sep 2025 60.3 Jun 2025 40.7 Dec 2010 104.5 Dec 2020 % quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025

Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 52.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2010 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 47.8 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Argentina (%) 73.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 50.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 38.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Austria (%) 82.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.8 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (%) 102.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Bangladesh (%) 23.8 2025 yearly 2010 - 2025
Belarus (%) 35.9 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2022
Belgium (%) 106.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1980 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 18.7 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (%) 29.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 77.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 26.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Cambodia (%) 26.0 2024 yearly 2013 - 2024
Canada (%) 69.3 2025 yearly 1962 - 2025
Chile (%) 43.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
China (%) 28.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 64.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Croatia (%) 57.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 60.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 43.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Denmark (%) 29.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 65.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 62.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 22.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 81.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 88.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
France (%) 110.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 34.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 62.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Ghana (%) 61.8 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 151.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 46.3 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Hungary (%) 75.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 60.3 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
India (%) 56.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) 39.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2024
Iran (%) 5.4 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Ireland (%) 33.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Israel (%) 66.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Italy (%) 137.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (%) 203.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1982 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 83.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 23.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Kenya (%) 68.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 47.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2025
Kosovo (%) 19.9 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (%) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 43.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Latvia (%) 45.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 23.6 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Lithuania (%) 39.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (%) 25.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
North Macedonia (%) 53.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (%) 66.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 46.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 80.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 60.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 38.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 38.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2017 - Jun 2025
Montenegro (%) 58.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 71.4 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Nepal (%) 39.9 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Netherlands (%) 42.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 48.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 37.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Norway (%) 53.3 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Oman (%) 35.4 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 68.3 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 110.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 63.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (%) 35.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 31.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 63.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 58.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 97.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 15.0 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
Romania (%) 58.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 15.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 30.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2016 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 43.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2004 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 173.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 62.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 69.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
South Africa (%) 78.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1960 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 103.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 93.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Sweden (%) 33.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (%) 22.2 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Taiwan, China (%) 29.0 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Tajikistan (%) 36.3 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Thailand (%) 58.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Tunisia (%) 81.2 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Turkey (%) 24.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Ukraine (%) 90.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025

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Montenegro Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -68.106 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 178.971 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 24.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 5,521.7 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 58.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 4.812 2030 yearly 2002 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 6.956 2030 yearly 2002 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 4.350 2030 yearly 2002 - 2030
General Govt Balance: Consolidated: Deficit or Surplus (EUR) -58,925,142.570 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
General Government Revenue: Consolidated (EUR) 196,828,385.980 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
General Govt Revenue: Cons: Taxes: Excises (EUR) 28,400,492.250 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
General Govt Expenditure: Consolidated (EUR) 255,753,528.550 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
General Govt Revenue: Cons: Taxes: Value Added Tax (EUR) 107,592,791.440 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
General Govt Revenue: Cons: Taxes (EUR) 154,846,007.130 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
General Govt Expenditure: Cons: ow Current (EUR) 229,912,079.780 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Gross General Government External Debt (EUR mn) 4,417.700 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Gross General Government Debt: Domestic (EUR mn) 287.630 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Gross General Government Debt (EUR mn) 4,705.330 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.534 2028 yearly 2003 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -319.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 57.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -26.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 41,867.902 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 41,859.324 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 95.438 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 377.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 9.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 161,040.012 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 69,267.944 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 0.352 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2.451 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 0.137 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 44.620 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Exports: Europe: CEFTA: Serbia (EUR th) 12,021.888 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Nov 2025
Exports: Europe: EU-28: Slovenia (EUR th) 2,648.187 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Nov 2025
Exports: Machinery & Transport Equipment (EUR th) 12,907.394 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Nov 2025
Exports: Crude Materials: excl Fuels (EUR th) 6,843.589 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Nov 2025
Exports: Food & Live Animals (EUR th) 5,548.692 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Oct 2025
Exports: Manufactured Goods (EUR th) 3,759.756 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Nov 2025
Exports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants & Related Materials (EUR th) 9,719.045 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Oct 2025
Imports: Europe: EU-28: Greece (EUR th) 10,492.429 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Nov 2025
Imports: Europe: CEFTA: Serbia (EUR th) 55,429.224 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Nov 2025
Imports: Machinery & Transport Equipment (EUR th) 82,387.227 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Nov 2025
Imports: Food & Live Animals (EUR th) 60,242.405 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Nov 2025
Imports: Miscellaneous Manufactured Goods (EUR th) 40,228.765 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Nov 2025
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants & Related Materials (EUR th) 44,482.675 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Oct 2025
Imports: Manufactured Goods (EUR th) 52,393.677 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Nov 2025
Exports (EUR th) 49,375.324 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Imports (EUR th) 326,191.124 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 16.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 69.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 169.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 5.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -23.088 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 113.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 29.585 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 8,741.3 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 105.7 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 235.2 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 2.8 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -1.406 2030 yearly 2001 - 2030
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Export (EUR th) 120,372.138 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: Change in Central Bank Reserves (EUR th) -9,057.098 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2018
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account and Capital Account (EUR th) -374,597.413 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2018
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Import (EUR th) 645,611.036 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2018
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Russian Federation (EUR) 112,506,571.770 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Italy (EUR) 5,543,222.480 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Switzerland (EUR) 65,139,405.970 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Serbia (EUR) 125,266,558.270 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Slovenia (EUR) 9,478,424.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.3 Jun 2024 monthly Aug 2010 - Jun 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 28.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 205.823 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
M2 Growth (%) 9.9 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 5.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 1,642.7 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 19.347 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 0.000 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,013.068 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 4.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 4,697.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 18.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,728.3 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,207.035 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 15.22 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 49.09 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Bank Loans: Residents: Households (EUR th) 1,188,990.000 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 2009 - Jun 2018
Bank Loans: Non Performing Loans (EUR th) 200,600.000 Apr 2018 monthly Dec 2010 - Apr 2018
ME: Bank Non-Performing Loans to Total Gross Loans (%) 7.426 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018

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