Montenegro

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Previous reports: 2024 | 2023/24




Conscription currently imposed? No

Abolished 2006 (on independence) by Presidential decree.

May be reinstated in time of war (see below)
Conscientious objection first recognised 1992 Constitution of Serbia and Montenegro, Article 58 (preserved in Article 48 of the 2007 Montenegro Constitution)
CO release of professional soldiers Not known
Minimum recruitment age 18
Military expenditure1
$ (% change from 2024) Per capita % of GDP
177m (+8.5%) $277 1.9%

  1. Military expenditure figures are estimates published by SIPRI (The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) in April 2026.↩︎