Montenegro — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Montenegro, 1998–2025.
GDP growth for Montenegro was 2.74% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 28 years, from 1998 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.05% in 2021. The lowest was -14.99% in 2020 (about -5.5× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.12% per year.
Montenegro ranks 125 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 59%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Montenegro sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 79% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 9%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 23 of 57 economies; Czechia (2.58%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 441% in 2020. That is 17% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1998 level: doubled by 2021.
World ranking. Slipped: 61st of 199 in 1998 → 139th of 199 in 2000 → 128th of 209 in 2010 → 190th of 209 in 2020 → 114th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1998 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.74% | -0.4 pp |
| 2024 | 3.16% | -3.3 pp |
| 2023 | 6.48% | -1.3 pp |
| 2022 | 7.74% | -5.3 pp |
| 2021 | 13.05% | +28.0 pp |
| 2020 | -14.99% | -19.4 pp |
| 2019 | 4.39% | -0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 4.73% | +1.5 pp |
| 2017 | 3.22% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 3.44% | +0.9 pp |
| 2015 | 2.52% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 2.37% | -1.0 pp |
| 2013 | 3.39% | +5.9 pp |
| 2012 | -2.49% | -5.9 pp |
| 2011 | 3.41% | +0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 2.78% | +8.8 pp |
| 2009 | -5.99% | -12.9 pp |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 7.14% | -1.4 pp |
| 2006 | 8.57% | +4.4 pp |
| 2005 | 4.18% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 4.43% | +1.9 pp |
| 2003 | 2.48% | +0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -2.0 pp |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +12.5 pp |
| 1999 | -9.4% | -14.3 pp |
| 1998 | 4.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Montenegro’s GDP growth in 1999?
-9.4% (1999). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Montenegro’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1998 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -44.0% in total — about 2.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.74%; 2024: 3.16%; 2023: 6.48%; 2022: 7.74%; 2021: 13.05%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.