Montenegro's GDP per capita (current US$) was US$14,817 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 130.76% from US$6,421 in 2015 (8.72% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$14,817 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$7,555 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$6,421 | 2015 |
| Highest | US$14,817 | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$1,368 | 1999 |
| Average since 2016 | US$9,932 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$1,375 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Montenegro's GDP per capita (current US$) rose US$1,547 on 2024 (from US$13,270 to US$14,817).
Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2024), the average change was +US$440.55 and a typical year strayed about US$787.58 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$2,220 in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1,194 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$808.25 a year. A straight line explains 85% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Montenegro had the 66th highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | US$14,817 | 2025 |
| World | US$14,406 | 2025 |
| Europe & Central Asia | US$34,604 | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | US$10,890 | 2025 |
Closest to Montenegro in the 2025 ranking
- Russian Federation — 63rd of 186: US$17,547
- Serbia — 64th of 186: US$15,262
- Argentina — 65th of 186: US$14,898
- St. Lucia — 67th of 186: US$14,746
- Kazakhstan — 68th of 186: US$14,692
- Naoero — 69th of 186: US$14,640
What this measures
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 29 values
| Year | GDP per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,817 |
| 2024 | 13,270 |
| 2023 | 12,258 |
| 2022 | 10,038 |
| 2021 | 9,316 |
| 2020 | 7,555 |
| 2019 | 8,749 |
| 2018 | 8,674 |
| 2017 | 7,674 |
| 2016 | 6,968 |
| 2015 |
GDP per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$12,998 (2025)
- Andorra — US$54,292 (2025)
- Armenia — US$9,474 (2025)
- Austria — US$62,930 (2025)
- Azerbaijan — US$7,411 (2025)
- Belarus — US$10,279 (2025)
- Belgium — US$60,750 (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$10,382 (2025)
- Bulgaria — US$20,328 (2025)
- Channel Islands — US$74,586 (2023)
- Croatia — US$27,104 (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Montenegro
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$651,532 (2021)
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added) — 14.86% (2024)
- Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) — US$105.26 million (2021)
- GDP (current US$) — US$9.23 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 8.17 billion (2025)
- GDP, linked series (current LCU) — 8.17 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$5.47 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 4.66 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (current international $) — 22.07 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Montenegro's GDP per capita (current US$)?
- US$14,817 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1997?
- It is up 977.33% from US$1,375 in 1997 (8.86% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$14,817 in 2025 and the lowest US$1,368 in 1999.
- How does Montenegro rank?
- 66th highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in GDP per capita (current US$) unusual for Montenegro?
- In 2025, Montenegro's GDP per capita (current US$) rose US$1,547 on 2024 (from US$13,270 to US$14,817). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2024), the average change was +US$440.55 and a typical year strayed about US$787.58 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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