Country profile · 2025
Business software and digital adoption in Montenegro
Montenegro splits the series: above the median on ERP use (41.2%), online selling (34.6%) and hard-to-fill ICT vacancies (6.7%), below it on paid cloud use (33.4%), AI use (10.1%), CRM use (24.2%), BI software use (15.9%) and documented security policies (16.2%).
Sebastiaan SmitsFounderMontenegro, figure by figure
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33.4% of enterprises in Montenegro buy paid cloud computing services, 14.6 points under the 48.0% median and 28th of 33. Next below: Bosnia and Herzegovina (29.0%). Eurostat isoc_cicce_use, 2025 Verified
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Montenegro ranks 26th of 33 for AI use at 10.1%, 7.9 points short of the median (18.0%); Serbia (10.1%) is one place above. Eurostat isoc_eb_ai, 2025 Verified
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On CRM use Montenegro sits in the middle of the series: 24.2%, 0.1 points under the 24.3% median, 18th of 33 between Poland (24.3%) and Italy (21.7%). Eurostat isoc_eb_iip, 2025 Verified
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On ERP use Montenegro is near the midpoint too, 41.2% against a median of 41.0%: 15th of 33, with Lithuania (41.3%) above and Norway (41.2%) below. Eurostat isoc_eb_iip, 2025 Verified
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15.9% of enterprises in Montenegro use business intelligence software, exactly the series median; that is 17th of 33, one place behind Italy (16.0%). Eurostat isoc_eb_iip, 2025 Verified
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Montenegro places 6th of 33 for online selling with 34.6%, 9.1 points over the median (25.5%). Malta (35.5%) is one place ahead, Finland (34.3%) one behind. Eurostat isoc_ec_esels, 2025 Verified
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The figure for documented security policies is 16.2% in Montenegro: 29th of 33, between Greece (18.3%) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (15.1%), against a median of 34.4%. Eurostat isoc_cisce_ra, 2024 Verified
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6.7% of enterprises in Montenegro had hard-to-fill vacancies for ICT specialists: 7th of 32, 1.8 points clear of the 4.9% median, with Denmark (8.0%) directly above. Eurostat isoc_ske_itrcrs, 2024 Verified
How Montenegro compares
Ordered by mean rank over all indicators, Montenegro is 19th of 33 (18.2), directly between Slovenia (16.9) and Portugal (18.6).
The spread is wide, 23 places: 6th for online selling (34.6%) against 29th for documented security policies (16.2%).
ERP at 41.2% and CRM at 24.2% lie 17.0 points apart, close to the median gap of 13.9.
Against the EU27 value instead of the median, Montenegro is ahead on 2 of 8: furthest ahead on online selling (+11.0), furthest behind on paid cloud use (−19.3).
| Highest rank first | Montenegro | Rank | vs median | vs EU27 | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-commerce sales | 34.6% | 6/33 | +9.1 | +11.0 | 2025 |
| ICT vacancies | 6.7% | 7/32 | +1.8 | +1.2 | 2024 |
| ERP | 41.2% | 15/33 | +0.2 | −5.3 | 2025 |
| BI software | 15.9% | 17/33 | 0.0 | −0.4 | 2025 |
| CRM | 24.2% | 18/33 | −0.1 | −4.2 | 2025 |
| AI | 10.1% | 26/33 | −7.9 | −9.8 | 2025 |
| Paid cloud | 33.4% | 28/33 | −14.6 | −19.3 | 2025 |
| Security policy | 16.2% | 29/33 | −18.2 | −19.3 | 2024 |
Software vendors based in Montenegro
0 in the databaseNo vendor in our software database gives Montenegro as its headquarters.
Montenegro in our reports
1 further figure for Montenegro is published in our reports:
- 87.3% of enterprises with 10 or more employees have a website. (Marketing report, point 41; Eurostat 2025)
Montenegro is also named in the country rankings of these reports: e-commerce, point 31.
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