In 2024, Montenegro's external debt accounted for over 130 percent of the country's GDP, which was the highest figure recorded in the Western Balkan region. In the same year, Kosovo recorded the lowest external debt in relation to its GDP at 39.5 percent.
External debt as a share of GDP in the Western Balkans from 2021 to 2026, by region
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