Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Montenegro
Montenegro: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 16.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Montenegro, 2006–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 16.4% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.0% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Montenegro peaked at 16.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2006.
That places Montenegro 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.0% | — |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +29.3% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +31.6% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +24.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 16.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 81% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 16.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.0% | 9.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 9.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.2% | 16.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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 merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Montenegro?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Montenegro was 16.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Montenegro ranks 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.