Arrears on utility bills in Montenegro
21.5% of people in Montenegro lived in households behind on utility bills in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2013.
Montenegro, 2024
21.5%
Change from 2023
−7.6percentage points
European Union, 2024
6.9%
Arrears on utility bills in Montenegro over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Montenegro | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | 6.9% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | 6.9% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | 6.8%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 31.6% | 7.3%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 34.8% | 8.4%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 38.4% | 9.4%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 52.3% | 10.3%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 37.3% | 10.4%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | – | 10.1%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | – | 9.6%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | – | 9.6%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −7.6 percentage points from 29.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 52.3%, the figure has changed by −30.8 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 6.9%.
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