International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Montenegro
Montenegro: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 38.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Montenegro, 2007–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 38.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 47.2% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Montenegro peaked at 91.00 million current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.00 million current US$, in 2020.
Montenegro ranks 166th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 58.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 80.00 million current US$ | +37.9% |
| 2009 | 76.00 million current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 72.00 million current US$ | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 70.00 million current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 67.00 million current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 81.00 million current US$ | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 79.00 million current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 69.00 million current US$ | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 91.00 million current US$ | +31.9% |
| 2017 | 91.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.00 million current US$ | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 72.00 million current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 38.00 million current US$ | -47.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 38.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.00 million current US$, 11% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 38.00 million current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -47.2% | 72.00 million current US$ | 38.00 million current US$ |
| 2008 | +37.9% | 58.00 million current US$ | 80.00 million current US$ |
| 2016 | +31.9% | 69.00 million current US$ | 91.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.33 million current US$ | 58.00 million current US$ | 80.00 million current US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | 76.50 million current US$ | 67.00 million current US$ | 91.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.00 million current US$ | 38.00 million current US$ | 38.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 163 Comoros 43.00 million current US$ compare
- 164 Trinidad and Tobago 42.00 million current US$ compare
- 165 Seychelles 39.00 million current US$ compare
- 166 Tonga 38.00 million current US$ compare
- 168 Eswatini 36.40 million current US$ compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 35.00 million current US$ compare
- 169 Mauritania 35.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Montenegro
- Merchandise trade 61.8% (2025)
- Food imports 23.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 35.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 646.00 million 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Montenegro?
- International tourism, expenditures in Montenegro was 38.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 91.00 million current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Montenegro ranks 166th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.