🇲🇪 Montenegro National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Montenegro government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $6.6 billion, growing at $29 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 63%. Per-citizen share: $10,586.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Montenegro ranks 53rd by debt-to-GDP, 131st by total debt and 53rd by debt per person.
About Montenegro's National Debt
Montenegro's debt climbed sharply to finance a costly, China-funded highway project; the small, tourism-reliant economy has worked to manage the resulting burden.
Montenegro's debt-to-GDP ratio of 63% is elevated: higher than 61% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Montenegro ranks 131st of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $29 per second, Montenegro adds about $3 million to its government debt every day — roughly $915 million per year. Each of Montenegro's 1 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $10,586. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Montenegro National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Montenegro's national debt right now?
Montenegro's national debt is approximately $6.6 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $29 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 63% and each citizen's share is about $10,586.
How fast is Montenegro's debt growing?
Montenegro's government debt is growing at approximately $29 per second — about $3 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Montenegro's debt per capita?
Each of Montenegro's 1 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $10,586 of the national debt.
What is Montenegro's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Montenegro's debt-to-GDP ratio is 63%. That is higher than 61% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Montenegro's government debt at this level?
Montenegro's debt climbed sharply to finance a costly, China-funded highway project; the small, tourism-reliant economy has worked to manage the resulting burden.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 5,859,480,338 + 29 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=me (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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