Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 18.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Montenegro, 2006–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Montenegro is 18.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Montenegro peaked at 27.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2022.
Montenegro ranks 94th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.2% | — |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +39.2% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +61.4% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +83.2% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -33.5% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +52.4% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +22.8% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | +10.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 18.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 18.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 9.2% | 15.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 9.6% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 9.0% | 18.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More private sector data for Montenegro
- Merchandise trade 61.8% (2025)
- Food imports 23.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 5.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 36.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 646.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 3.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,037 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Montenegro?
- Food exports in Montenegro was 18.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2022.
- How does Montenegro rank for food exports?
- Montenegro ranks 94th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.