Stateness Index in Montenegro
Montenegro: Stateness Index was 8.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Stateness Index in Montenegro, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 8.5 for stateness index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stateness index in Montenegro peaked at 9.25 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.5, in 2023.
Montenegro ranks 27th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Stateness Index in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9.25 | — |
| 2009 | 9 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.75 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 9 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 9.25 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 9 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.75 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 8.5 | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 8.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 8.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.5, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.12 | 9 | 9.25 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9 | 8.75 | 9.25 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.58 | 8.5 | 8.75 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stateness index in Montenegro?
- Stateness index in Montenegro was 8.5 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stateness index recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 9.25 in 2007.
- What is the lowest stateness index recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for stateness index?
- Montenegro ranks 27th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is stateness index rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stateness Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which the state has the monopoly on the use of force, provides basic public services across the country, citizens accept the state as legitimate, religious dogmas do not interfere, and citizenship is accessible.