Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 144.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Montenegro, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Montenegro stood at 144.4%.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Montenegro peaked at 542.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 128.6%, in 2017.
That places Montenegro 121st out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 485.1% | — |
| 2010 | 542.8% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 533.4% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 500.8% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 498.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 478.0% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 464.8% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 440.5% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 128.6% | -70.8% |
| 2018 | 156.1% | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 144.4% | -7.5% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 144.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 274.9%, 53% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 144.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.9%, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 485.1% | 485.1% | 485.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 388.7% | 128.6% | 542.8% | 10 |
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)
- Food exports 18.6% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Montenegro?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Montenegro was 144.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 542.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 128.6% in 2017.
- How does Montenegro rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Montenegro ranks 121st out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.