Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Montenegro
Montenegro: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 9.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Montenegro, 2007–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Montenegro stood at 9.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Montenegro peaked at 13.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2007.
That places Montenegro 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.3% | — |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +37.9% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.1% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 9.7% | 13.6% | 6 |
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More population data for Montenegro
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7975 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 12,323 people (2100)
- Population density 24.24 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1561 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Montenegro?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Montenegro was 9.7% in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2007.
- How does Montenegro rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Montenegro ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.