Montenegro Reserve Requirement Ratio

2002 - 2026 | Monthly | % | Central Bank of Montenegro

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  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.5 Months of Import in Dec 2025
  • Montenegro Domestic Credit reached 4.8 USD bn in Jan 2026, representing an increase of 10.5 % YoY
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 4.3 % in Jun 2024, compared with the ratio of 4.6 % in the previous month
  • Household Debt of Montenegro reached 28.3 % in Sep 2025, accounting for 28.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP
  • View Montenegro's Reserve Requirement Ratio from Jan 2002 to Jan 2026 in the chart:

    Montenegro Reserve Requirement Ratio

    What was Montenegro's Reserve Requirement Ratio in Jan 2026?

    Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
    5.5 Jan 2026 5.5 Dec 2025 5.5 Jan 2026 80.0 Feb 2002 % monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026

    Reserve Requirement Ratio by Country Comparison

    country/region Last Frequency Range
    Algeria (%) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2006 - Oct 2025
    Argentina (%) 39.6 Jul 2025 monthly Apr 1985 - Jul 2025
    Armenia (%) 8.0 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
    Austria (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
    Azerbaijan (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly May 1993 - Jan 2026
    Bahrain (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
    Bangladesh (%) 4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026
    Belarus (%) 20.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1998 - Jan 2026
    Belgium (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
    Bolivia (%) 8.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
    Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.0 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1997 - Dec 2025
    Botswana (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 2025
    Brazil (%) 21.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1994 - Jan 2026
    Brunei (%) 5.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
    Bulgaria (%) 10.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
    Cambodia (%) 7.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
    China (%) 6.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Feb 2026
    Colombia (%) 8.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jun 2008 - Feb 2026
    Croatia (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
    Cyprus (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
    Czech Republic (%) 4.0 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1996 - Feb 2026
    Ecuador (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
    Egypt (%) 16.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2026
    Estonia (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
    European Union (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
    Finland (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
    France (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
    Georgia (%) 5.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2026
    Germany (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
    Greece (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Hungary (%) 8.0 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
    Iceland (%) 3.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 1979 - Mar 2026
    India (%) 3.0 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 1962 - Feb 2026
    Indonesia (%) 9.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
    Iran (%) 10.0 May 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - May 2024
    Ireland (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
    Israel (%) 6.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2026
    Italy (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Ivory Coast (%) 3.0 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1993 - Dec 2025
    Japan (%) 0.8 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Dec 2025
    Kazakhstan (%) 2.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 2015 - Mar 2026
    Kenya (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
    South Korea (%) 7.0 Feb 2026 monthly Nov 1979 - Feb 2026
    Kosovo (%) 10.0 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
    Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.0 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2015
    Laos (%) 8.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2026
    Latvia (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
    Lebanon (%) 25.0 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
    Lithuania (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
    Luxembourg (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
    North Macedonia (%) 9.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
    Malawi (%) 10.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2019 - Jan 2026
    Malaysia (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2026
    Malta (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Mauritius (%) 9.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1998 - Feb 2026
    Moldova (%) 20.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
    Mongolia (%) 14.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
    Montenegro (%) 5.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
    Morocco (%) 0.0 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 1990 - Feb 2026
    Mozambique (%) 29.0 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 2011 - Feb 2026
    Myanmar (%) 3.8 Jan 2026 monthly May 2011 - Jan 2026
    Nepal (%) 4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2003 - Jan 2026
    Netherlands (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
    Nigeria (%) 45.0 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 2005 - Jan 2026
    Norway (%) 3.0 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 2011 - Feb 2026
    Oman (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2006 - Jan 2026
    Pakistan (%) 5.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Dec 2025
    Peru (%) 5.5 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 1997 - Feb 2026
    Philippines (%) 5.0 Feb 2026 monthly May 1986 - Feb 2026
    Poland (%) 3.5 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2017
    Portugal (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Qatar (%) 4.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
    Romania (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
    Russia (%) 4.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 2004 - Feb 2026
    Saudi Arabia (%) 7.0 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 1980 - Feb 2026
    Serbia (%) 7.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
    Slovakia (%) 1.0 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2021
    Slovenia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    South Africa (%) 2.5 Feb 2026 monthly Feb 1994 - Feb 2026
    Spain (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
    Sri Lanka (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
    Sudan (%) 18.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
    Taiwan, China (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2025
    Tajikistan (%) 3.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
    Thailand (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 1997 - Feb 2026
    Tunisia (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1964 - Jan 2026
    Turkey (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Jan 2026
    Ukraine (%) 20.0 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
    United Arab Emirates (%) 1.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
    United States (%) 0.0 Feb 2026 monthly Nov 1980 - Feb 2026
    Venezuela (%) 73.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
    Vietnam (%) 3.0 Feb 2026 monthly Feb 2010 - Feb 2026
    Yemen (%) 7.0 Aug 2015 monthly Jul 1995 - Aug 2015
    Zambia (%) 26.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026

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    Montenegro Key Series

    Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
    Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
    Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -36.484 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
    Tax Revenue (USD mn) 163.343 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
    Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 26.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 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 Expenditure: Cons: ow Current (EUR) 177,546,489.210 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
    General Government Revenue: Consolidated (EUR) 165,061,889.070 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
    General Govt Revenue: Cons: Taxes: Value Added Tax (EUR) 103,563,259.630 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
    General Govt Revenue: Cons: Taxes (EUR) 139,086,135.420 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
    General Govt Revenue: Cons: Taxes: Excises (EUR) 25,853,560.700 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
    General Govt Expenditure: Consolidated (EUR) 196,128,203.010 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
    General Govt Balance: Consolidated: Deficit or Surplus (EUR) -31,066,313.940 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
    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) 75.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
    Total Exports Growth (%) -5.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 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) 459.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
    Total Imports Growth (%) 10.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 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) 0.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2026
    Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 4.082 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
    Total Exports to China (USD mn) 0.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2026
    Total Imports from China (USD mn) 55.967 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
    Exports: Europe: CEFTA: Serbia (EUR th) 0.000 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 2009 - Feb 2026
    Exports: Europe: EU-28: Slovenia (EUR th) 0.000 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 2009 - Feb 2026
    Exports: Manufactured Goods (EUR th) 3,320.534 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
    Exports: Crude Materials: excl Fuels (EUR th) 5,035.582 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2026
    Exports: Food & Live Animals (EUR th) 6,643.392 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
    Exports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants & Related Materials (EUR th) 9,960.554 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2026
    Exports: Machinery & Transport Equipment (EUR th) 2,172.918 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2026
    Imports: Europe: CEFTA: Serbia (EUR th) 33,474.996 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2026
    Imports: Europe: EU-28: Greece (EUR th) 9,639.087 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
    Imports: Machinery & Transport Equipment (EUR th) 48,077.802 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2026
    Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants & Related Materials (EUR th) 22,778.762 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2026
    Imports: Food & Live Animals (EUR th) 90,146.299 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
    Imports: Miscellaneous Manufactured Goods (EUR th) 57,667.797 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
    Imports: Manufactured Goods (EUR th) 26,771.292 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2026
    Exports (EUR th) 64,607.450 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
    Imports (EUR th) 392,140.299 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
    Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
    Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 21.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
    Current Account Balance (USD mn) 69.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
    Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -35.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
    Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 213.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
    Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 9.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
    Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -89.045 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
    Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -3.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
    Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 149.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
    Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 63.675 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 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) -1.945 2030 yearly 2001 - 2030
    BoP: Current Account: Goods: Export (EUR th) 120,372.138 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2018
    BoP: Current Account: Goods: Import (EUR th) 645,611.036 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: Financial Account: Change in Central Bank Reserves (EUR th) -9,057.098 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2018
    Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Serbia (EUR) 125,266,558.270 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
    Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Russian Federation (EUR) 112,506,571.770 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
    Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Switzerland (EUR) 65,139,405.970 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
    Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Slovenia (EUR) 9,478,424.000 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
    Foreign Direct Investment: Flow: Italy (EUR) 5,543,222.480 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 (%) 29.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 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 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
    Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 2,081.3 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
    Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 22.409 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
    Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
    Gold Reserves (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
    Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,089.612 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
    Total Deposits Growth (%) 4.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
    Domestic Credit (USD mn) 4,821.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
    Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
    Household Debt (USD mn) 2,864.4 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Jan 2026
    Total Loans (USD mn) 6,331.566 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
    Total Loans Growth (%) 12.72 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
    Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 50.62 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
    Bank Loans: Non Performing Loans (EUR th) 200,600.000 Apr 2018 monthly Dec 2010 - Apr 2018
    Bank Loans: Residents: Households (EUR th) 1,188,990.000 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 2009 - Jun 2018
    ME: Bank Non-Performing Loans to Total Gross Loans (%) 7.426 2018 yearly 2013 - 2018

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