USAID helped stimulate Montenegro's economy, promote government transparency, and ensure that Montenegro has met the requirements for EU membership. USAID improved the judiciary's transparency and reduced case backlogs. It helped Montenegro increase macroeconomic stability, reform and stabilize the banking sector, and build much-needed market infrastructure.

In addition, USAID has helped local governments become more open and responsive to their citizenry and more successful in attracting investments. It has helped municipalities enhance their business environment and improve their environmental friendliness, and involved the general public and civil society organizations in reforms. Montenegro’s private sector has grown stronger and more competitive, and the media has become increasingly independent and able to report on important issues.