Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 46/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 72.8/100 #37
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.636
- HDI
- 0.862
- Regional blocs
- CEFTA
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary parliamentary republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Montenegro | Jakov Milatović |
| Prime Minister of Montenegro | Milojko Spajić |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.8/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 7.6/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 1.8% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 46 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.636
- Liberal
- 0.500
- Participatory
- 0.403
- Deliberative
- 0.521
- Egalitarian
- 0.501
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 72.8 / 100
- Global rank
- #37 / 180
- Rank change
- +3 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #40
- 63.4
- Economic #44
- 53.7
- Legal #26
- 81.0
- Social #44
- 75.5
- Safety #38
- 90.5
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.8 | 37 | 63.4 | 53.7 | 81.0 | 75.5 | 90.5 |
| 2024 | 73.2 | 40 | 68.3 | 56.1 | 78.2 | 73.1 | 90.5 |
| 2023 | 74.3 | 39 | 72.1 | 58.0 | 81.5 | 76.5 | 83.3 |
| 2022 | 66.5 | 63 | 62.5 | 47.7 | 77.2 | 71.0 | 74.3 |
| 2021 | 65.7 | 104 | - | - | - | - | 78.0 |
| 2020 | 66.2 | 105 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 67.3 | 104 | - | - | - | - | 58.7 |
| 2018 | 68.8 | 103 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 66.4 | 106 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 67.2 | 106 | - | - | - | - | 72.3 |
| 2015 | 65.4 | 114 | - | - | - | - | 86.1 |
| 2014 | 65.2 | 114 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 67.0 | 113 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 39.0 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 28.5 | 105 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 17.0 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 10.0 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 19.0 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - |