Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Montenegro
Montenegro: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 31.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Montenegro, 2006–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 31.6% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Montenegro peaked at 40.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2006.
That places Montenegro 50th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 31.3% | — |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | -1.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 31.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 31.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2%, 7.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 31.3% | 37.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 32.4% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 31.6% | 33.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 47 Kosovo 32.2% compare
- 47 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 32.2% compare
- 49 Central African Republic 31.6% compare
- 51 Vanuatu 30.5% compare
- 52 American Samoa 30.2% compare
- 53 Tonga 30.1% 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 merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Montenegro?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Montenegro was 31.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Montenegro ranks 50th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.