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Montenegro: key statistics

Europe & Central Asia · Upper middle income · capital Podgorica

Montenegro has a GDP of $8.3B and a GDP per capita of $13,263, with a population of about 623,525 (World Bank, latest available year). Life expectancy is 77.9 years. Among countries with data, Montenegro ranks #160 of 214 by GDP, #93 of 214 by GDP per capita, #169 of 217 by population. Full indicator table, peer countries and head-to-head comparisons are below.

Source: World Bank Open Data. Data as of June 2026.

Montenegro at a glance

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (current US$)$8.3B2024
GDP per capita (current US$)$13,2632024
Population, total623,5252024
Population growth (annual %)-0.0%2024
GDP growth (annual %)3.2%2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)3.3%2024
Unemployment, total (% of labour force, modelled ILO)13.6%2025
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)77.92024
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)88.9%2024
Urban population (% of total)65.5%2024
CO2 emissions per capita (tonnes)

Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Data as of June 2026.

Each value is the most-recent year the World Bank reports for Montenegro (the year column), so figures are not all from the same year. A dash (—) means no value is reported.

How Montenegro ranks

Montenegro vs its peers

The 6 countries in Europe & Central Asia with the closest GDP per capita to Montenegro:

Montenegro and nearest-income peers in Europe & Central Asia. Source: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0), latest available year.
CountryGDP per capitaPopulationLife expectancy
Montenegro (this country)$13,263623,52577.9
Serbia$13,6796.6 million76.0
Kazakhstan$14,15520.6 million74.5
Russian Federation$14,889143.5 million73.4
Albania$11,3782.4 million79.8
Turkiye$15,89385.5 million77.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina$9,3593.2 million78.0

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Compare Montenegro head to head

Frequently asked questions

What is the GDP of Montenegro?

Montenegro's GDP is $8.3B (2024) in current US dollars (World Bank). GDP per capita is $13,263 (2024). That ranks Montenegro #160 of 214 economies with reported GDP.

What is the population of Montenegro?

Montenegro has a population of about 623,525 (2024), per World Bank data. It is the #169 most populous of 217 countries.

What region and income group is Montenegro in?

The World Bank places Montenegro in the Europe & Central Asia region and classifies it as a upper middle income economy. Its capital is Podgorica.

How long do people live in Montenegro?

Life expectancy at birth in Montenegro is 77.9 years (2024, World Bank). That ranks #75 of 217.

Sources & notes

Data: World Bank Open Data, Indicators API (CC BY 4.0), retrieved June 2026. Values are each indicator's most-recent non-empty year for Montenegro, so the reference year varies by indicator (shown in the table). Figures are nominal (current US$) unless noted; see our methodology. Browse all 217 countries.

Last updated: 2026-06-20