Montenegro: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Montenegro's international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) fell 86.4% on 2019 (from US$1.22 billion to US$166 million).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2019), the average change was +6.2% and a typical year strayed about 11.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 8.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 29% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 86.4% 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 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2020, Montenegro had the 118th highest value of the 158 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.

Closest to Montenegro in the 2020 ranking

• West Bank and Gaza — 115th of 158: US$191 million
• Honduras — 116th of 158: US$187 million
• Côte d'Ivoire — 117th of 158: US$166.1 million
• Cabo Verde — 119th of 158: US$159 million
• Fiji — 120th of 158: US$151 million
• Kyrgyz Republic — 121st of 158: US$151 million

What this measures

International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 14 values

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in nearby economies

• Albania — US$1.13 billion (2020)
• Armenia — US$293 million (2020)
• Austria — US$13.88 billion (2020)
• Azerbaijan — US$304 million (2020)
• Belarus — US$355 million (2020)
• Belgium — US$6.6 billion (2020)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$426 million (2020)
• Bulgaria — US$1.64 billion (2020)
• Croatia

More private sector & trade data for Montenegro

• Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 61.77% (2025)
• Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) — 0.52% (2025)
• Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — 23.61% (2025)
• Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — 10.62% (2025)
• Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) — 63.83% (2025)
• Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) — 1.3% (2025)
• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$5.06 billion (2025)
• Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — 6.2% (2025)
• Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — 18.56% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Montenegro's international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$)?

US$166 million in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2007?

It is down 73.65% from US$630 million in 2007 (9.75% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.22 billion in 2019 and the lowest US$166 million in 2020.

How does Montenegro rank?

118th highest of 158 economies with data for 2020.

Is the latest change in international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) unusual for Montenegro?

In 2020, Montenegro's international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) fell 86.4% on 2019 (from US$1.22 billion to US$166 million). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2019), the average change was +6.2% and a typical year strayed about 11.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 8.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.TVLR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism 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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