Montenegro: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2019, Montenegro's railways, goods transported (million ton-km) rose 15.5% on 2018 (from 112.86 to 130.33).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2018), the average change was +10.5% and a typical year strayed about 34.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 70.9% in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 46.3% in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2010 to 2019 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

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Closest to Montenegro in the 2019 ranking

• Indonesia — 2nd of 5: 15,573
• Romania — 3rd of 5: 13,312
• Algeria — 4th of 5: 908

What this measures

Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.

Limitations: Data for transport sectors are not always internationally comparable. Unlike for demographic statistics, national income accounts, and international trade data, the collection of infrastructure data has not been "internationalized." The data from UIC is based on voluntary reporting by railway companies, and can show drastic increases or decreases for some of the years due to lack of reporting by some of the companies in that country.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 19 values

Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in nearby economies

• Albania — 25.12 (2021)
• Armenia — 840 (2020)
• Austria — 21,781 (2021)
• Azerbaijan — 5,316 (2021)
• Belarus — 44,478 (2021)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 1,040 (2020)
• Bulgaria — 4,658 (2021)
• Croatia — 3,172 (2021)
• Czechia — 16,326 (2021)
• Denmark — 2,592 (2018)

More infrastructure data for Montenegro

• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 35.54% (2024)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 254.67 (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 1.42 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 221.69 (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 88.88% (2024)
• Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) — 27.8 (2020)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 192,212 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 30.1 (2024)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$193.63 million (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Montenegro's railways, goods transported (million ton-km)?

130.33 in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2001?

It is up 155.55% from 51 in 2001 (5.35% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 185.9 in 2008 and the lowest 51 in 2001.

Is the latest change in railways, goods transported (million ton-km) unusual for Montenegro?

In 2019, Montenegro's railways, goods transported (million ton-km) rose 15.5% on 2018 (from 112.86 to 130.33). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2018), the average change was +10.5% and a typical year strayed about 34.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), uri: https://uic-stats.uic.org/select/; OECD Statistics, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IS.RRS.GOOD.MT.K6, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), uri: https://uic-stats.uic.org/select/; OECD Statistics, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 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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