Metadata
| Category: | Other producers of official statistics |
| Area: | ONAs |
| Survey / data collection: | External Debt of Montenegro |
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| Reference metadata |
| 1. Contact |
| 2. Metadata update |
| 3. Statistical presentation |
| 4. Unit of measure |
| 5. Reference period |
| 6. Institutional mandate |
| 7. Confidentiality |
| 8. Release policy |
| 9. Frequency of dissemination |
| 10. Accessibility and clarity |
| 11. Quality management |
| 12. Relevance |
| 13. Accuracy and reliability |
| 14. Timeliness and punctuality |
| 15. Coherence and Comparability |
| 17. Data revision |
| 18. Statistical processing |
| 19. Comment |
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| 1. Contact Vrh | |
| 1.1. Contact organization: | Central Bank of Montenegro |
| 1.2. Contact organization unit: | Sector for Financial Stability and Research and Statistics |
| 1.2. Contact organization unit: | Bulevar Sv. Petra Cetinjskog 6, 81000 Podgorica |
| 2. Metadata update Top | |
| 2.1. Metadata last certified: | 01-Oct-20 |
| 2.2. Metadata last posted: | 24 December 2025 |
| 2.3. Metadata last update: | 25.11.2024 |
| 3. Statistical presentation Top | |
| 3.1. Data description: | Gross external debt represents the total debt of the public and private sectors of a country towards foreign creditors (non-residents). The external debt represents outstanding debt liabilities at a given date, including all outstanding liabilities arising from principal and interest |
| 3.2. Classification system: | Classification in accordance with Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition, IMF (BPM6) and External Debt Statistics-Guide for Compilers and Users, IMF (EDS) |
| 3.3. Sector coverage: | The data shall be submitted to Central Bank of Montenegro by the following residents: legal persons, subsidiaries of foreign companies registered in the register of the competent authority in Montenegro, entrepreneurs and natural persons |
| 3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions: | In accordance with international standards (BPM6, EDS). |
| 3.5. Statistical unit: | Resident s sectors (CBM, banks, general government and other sectors) having debt liabilities to non-residents. |
| 3.6. Statistical population: | All residents that have debt liabilities to non-residents in accordance with BPM6 and EDS. |
| 3.7. Reference area: | Montenegro |
| 3.8. Time coverage: | Annual data from 2010-2016, quarterly from Q1-2017 |
| 3.9. Base period: | Attn. |
| 4. Unit of measure Top | |
| EUR (thousands) | |
| 5. Reference period Top | |
| Quarterly data | |
| 6. Institutional mandate Top | |
| 6.1. Legal acts and other agreements: | National regulation: Pursuant to the Law on Official Statistics and Statistical Systems (OGM 18/12, 047/19) the Central bank of Montenegro is the compiler of statistics about the external debt of Montenegro. Data collection and compilation is in accordance with the Law on the Central Bank of Montenegro (OGRM 40/10, 6/13, 70/17, 125/23), the Law on Foreign Current and Capital Operations (OGRM 45/05, and OGM 62/08, 40/11, 62/13, 70/17) and the Decision on keeping separate records on foreign current and capital transactions and their reporting to the Central Bank of Montenegro (OGM 8/17, 18/19). International regulation: Balance of Payments and International Investment Manual - BPM6, External Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users (EDS), Regulation (EC) No 1842005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005 on Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment; Regulation (EU) No 5552012 of 22 June 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment, as regards the update of data requirements and definitions; Regulation (EU) 2016/1013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 on Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment. |
| 6.2. Data sharing: | National institutions: Monstat, Ministry of Finance and Social Welfare International institutional: IMF, Eurostat, World bank |
| 7. Confidentiality Top | |
| 7.1. Confidentiality - policy: | Domestic regulation: Law on Official Statistics and Official Statistical System (Official Gazette of Montenegro No 18/12, 047/19), Law on Central Bank of Montenegro (Official Gazette of Montenegro No 40/10, 6/13, 70/17 and 125/23) International regulation: Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and Council adopted on 11 March 2009 on the European Statistics regulates protection and transmission of confidential data in ESS and ESCB |
| 7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment: | Data is available to the public in aggregate form. |
| 8. Release policy Top | |
| 8.1. Release calendar: | Data are published in accordance with the date defined in the official release Calendar. The calendar is publicly available. |
| 8.2. Release calendar - access: | https://www.cbcg.me/en/statistics/release-calendar |
| 8.3. User access: | Data is published at the CBCG website, according to the release calendar, and available to all users at the same time. |
| 9. Frequency of dissemination Top | |
| Quarterly | |
| 10. Accessibility and clarity Top | |
| 10.1. News release: | Attn. |
| 10.2. Publications: | Quarterly and Annual Macroeconomic Report (https:www.cbcg.meenpublicationsregular-publications) |
| 10.3. Online database: | Attn. |
| 10.4. Micro-data access: | Attn. |
| 10.5. Other: | Apart from the web site of the CBCG (https:www.cbcg.meenstatisticsstatisticalinternational-economic-relationsexternal-debt-of-montenegro), the data are also available at National Summary Data Page (NSDP)-Montenegro and IMF web site (https:data.imf.orgregular.aspx?key=61545858) |
| 10.6. Documentation on methodology: domain: | CBCG web site (https://www.cbcg.me/en/statistics/statistical-data/international-economic-relations/external-debt-of-montenegro) |
| 10.7. Quality documentation: | By the Law on Official Statistics and the System of Official Statistics (Official Gazette of Montenegro No. 1812, 4719) and the Law on the Central Bank of Montenegro ("Official Gazette of Montenegro", No. 40/10, 6/13, 70/17, 125/23) a commitment to quality is defined, which ensures that producers of official statistics in Montenegro work in accordance with international principles of quality of the statistical system. The operating procedures of the Department for Financial Stability, Research and Statistics. |
| 11. Quality management Top | |
| 11.1. Quality assurance: | The quality is ensured by the use of international standards and statistical concepts presented in the BPM6 and EU regulations. |
| 11.2. Quality assesment: | Attn. |
| 12. Relevance Top | |
| 12.1. User needs: | National users: Monstat, ministries and other institutions of public administration, researchers, media and others. International users: IMF, World bank, Eurostat, foreign embassies, researchers and other. |
| 12.2. User satisfaction: | Attn. |
| 12.3. Completeness: | Attn. |
| 13. Accuracy and reliability Top | |
| 13.1. Overall accuracy: | Attn. |
| 13.2. Sampling error: | Attn. |
| 13.3. Non-sampling error: | Attn. |
| 14. Timeliness and punctuality Top | |
| 14.1. Timeliness: | Attn. |
| 14.2. Punctuality: | The data is published in line with the release calendar |
| 15. Coherence and Comparability Top | |
| 15.1. Comparability - geographical: | The data comparability is ensured by applying international standards and methodology (BPM6, EDS). |
| 15.2. Comparability over time: | The data are available and comparable since 2010. |
| 15.3. Coherence - cross domain: | Attn. |
| 15.4. Coherence - internal: | Attn. |
| 17. Data revision Top | |
| 17.1. Data revision - policy: | Revisions are made for the current and previous years. Data are also revised ad hoc whenever addition information becomes available. In case of significant revisions, it is noted in publications with an explanation of the circumstance under which the revision is made. |
| 17.2. Data revision - practice: | There is always a note in the published tables indicating preliminary data. Also, the revisions are noted in publications. |
| 18. Statistical processing Top | |
| 18.1. Source data: | The main data sources are: the direct reporting by enterprises, statistics compiled within the CBCG (balance of payments and monetary statistics), administrative sources of data (Ministry of Finance and Social Welfare, IMF), and estimates. |
| 18.2. Frequency of data collection: | The data are annually collected up to 2016, and on quarterly 2017 onward. |
| 18.3. Data collection: | Direct reporting by companies, administrative sources, estimations. |
| 18.6. Adjustment: | Attn. |
| 19. Comment Top | |
| Attn. | |
