01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Montenegro

Montenegro: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks was 1.28 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.28 billion
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
139th
of 209 countries
All-time high
1.81 billion
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Montenegro, 2005–2025

0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2005201520252005: 02006: 02007: 248.0M2008: 1.1B2009: 1.3B2010: 1.4B2011: 1.5B2012: 1.2B2013: 1.2B2014: 1.2B2015: 384.2M2016: 644.4M2017: 729.3M2018: 1.1B2019: 1.5B2020: 1.6B2021: 1.8B2022: 1.7B2023: 1.6B2024: 1.3B2025: 1.3B

Source: BIS.

Analysis

In 2025, 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Montenegro stood at 1.28 billion.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 233.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Montenegro peaked at 1.81 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.

Montenegro ranks 139th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Montenegro, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 248.00 million —
2008 1.06 billion +329.4%
2009 1.33 billion +24.7%
2010 1.36 billion +2.4%
2011 1.45 billion +6.8%
2012 1.18 billion -18.6%
2013 1.18 billion -0.2%
2014 1.24 billion +5.5%
2015 384.17 million -69.1%
2016 644.44 million +67.8%
2017 729.27 million +13.2%
2018 1.05 billion +44.4%
2019 1.46 billion +38.6%
2020 1.57 billion +7.5%
2021 1.81 billion +15.3%
2022 1.73 billion -4.4%
2023 1.57 billion -9.2%
2024 1.34 billion -14.9%
2025 1.28 billion -4.1%

Montenegro compared with similar countries

  • Montenegro's 1.28 billion is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.17 billion, 59% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Montenegro's 1.28 billion is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.42 billion, 10% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +329.4% 248.00 million 1.06 billion

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 528.20 million 0 1.33 billion 5
2010s 1.07 billion 384.17 million 1.46 billion 10
2020s 1.55 billion 1.28 billion 1.81 billion 6

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 136 Djibouti 1.44 billion compare
  2. 137 Cuba 1.43 billion compare
  3. 138 Papua New Guinea 1.41 billion compare
  4. 140 Faroe Islands 1.28 billion compare
  5. 141 Andorra 1.28 billion compare
  6. 142 Greenland 1.26 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Montenegro?
01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Montenegro was 1.28 billion in 2025, according to BIS.
What is the highest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 1.81 billion in 2021.
What is the lowest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
How does Montenegro rank for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?
Montenegro ranks 139th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 233.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from BIS, published as part of 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,309 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

The data are derived from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Locational Banking Statistics.