Merchandise trade in Montenegro
Montenegro: Merchandise trade was 61.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Montenegro, 2006–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Montenegro stood at 61.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Montenegro peaked at 95.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2021.
Montenegro ranks 80th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 88.2% | — |
| 2007 | 94.9% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | -31.9% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 68.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 61.2% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 61.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.8% | 64.9% | 95.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 59.6% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 59.6% | 71.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More private sector data for Montenegro
- 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$), annual growth rate -2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 8,115 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Montenegro?
- Merchandise trade in Montenegro was 61.8% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for merchandise trade?
- Montenegro ranks 80th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.