EU 11.24
· European ranking
32 / 34
Down 1 positions compared with previous year
Montenegro: Housing & Utility Bill Arrears
Compare Housing & Utility Bill Arrears in Montenegro with Europe, see how it has changed over time.
Latest value
· 2024
22.40% of people
EU 11.24 · +11.2 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people living in households with arrears on mortgage or rent payments, utility bills, or hire-purchase instalments.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Arrears on housing or utility bills ilc_mdes05
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At a glance
Montenegro performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Arrears on housing or utility bills, with a large gap. The trend context points to confirmed improvement. The wider topic context points to broader pressure.
European comparison in Montenegro
In Montenegro, Arrears on bills stands clearly worse than the European benchmark: 22.4% versus 11.2% in 2024, a large gap of 11.2 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Montenegro, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 34.60% in 2019 to 22.40% in 2024. The latest step, from 30.00% in 2023 to 22.40% in 2024, confirms the improvement. The recent signal has similar intensity to the primary one.
Reading within the topic
In Montenegro, the evidence for Housing & Energy Stress leans towards pressure compared with Europe; related indicators do not provide a sufficiently strong counter-signal. Recent changes among related indicators are also mixed, with improvement in some and deterioration in others.