Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 36.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Montenegro, 2006–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 36.9% for manufactures exports in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Montenegro peaked at 36.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2007.
That places Montenegro 90th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 16.3% | — |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +44.5% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +52.3% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | +33.3% |
| 2025 | 36.9% | +5.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 36.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.7%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 36.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.6%, 58% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.7% | 21.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 16.8% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 23.8% | 36.9% | 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)
- Food exports 18.6% (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 manufactures exports in Montenegro?
- Manufactures exports in Montenegro was 36.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2007.
- How does Montenegro rank for manufactures exports?
- Montenegro ranks 90th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.