Montenegro vs Serbia

Montenegro vs Serbia: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 2.7% a year in Montenegro and 2% a year in Serbia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Montenegro, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.33 times that in Serbia.

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% a year · IMF

Montenegro vs Serbia: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 2.7% a year in Montenegro and 2% a year in Serbia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Montenegro, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.33 times that in Serbia.
MontenegroSerbiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Montenegro has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Serbia.
  • In 2025, Montenegro ranked 85 and Serbia ranked 102 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Montenegro at 3% a year and Serbia at 3.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearMontenegroSerbia
20252.72
20243.24
20236.53.7
20227.72.7
202113.17.9
2020-15-1
20194.44.8
20184.74.6
20173.22.4
20163.43
20152.51.3
20142.4-1.8
20133.40.5
2012-2.5-0.4
20113.40.1
20102.81.6
2009-6-3.1
20086.95.2
20077.17.8
20068.63.9
20054.25.9
20044.46.7
20032.54.6
20021.96.5
20011.16.8
2000–6.1
1999–-10.3
1998–5.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearMontenegroSerbia
202633.3
20272.84
202833.5
202933.5
203033.5
203133.5

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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