Albania vs Montenegro
Albania vs Montenegro: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 2.2% a year in Albania and 3.9% a year in Montenegro, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Montenegro, by 1.7 percentage points, or 1.75 times that in Albania.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Montenegro has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Albania.
- In 2025, Albania ranked 110 and Montenegro ranked 57 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Albania at 3% a year and Montenegro at 2.2% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Albania | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 8.6 |
| 2022 | 6.7 | 13 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | -0.3 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 2015 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 2014 | 1.6 | -0.7 |
| 2013 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4.1 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 2010 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| 2009 | 2.2 | 3.5 |
| 2008 | 3.4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 2005 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| 2004 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 2003 | 2.4 | 7.5 |
| 2002 | 5.2 | 19.7 |
| 2001 | 3.1 | 23.7 |
| 2000 | 0.1 | 29.9 |
| 1999 | 0.4 | – |
| 1998 | 20.7 | – |
| 1997 | 33.1 | – |
| 1996 | 12.8 | – |
| 1995 | 7.8 | – |
| 1994 | 22.6 | – |
| 1993 | 85 | – |
| 1992 | 226 | – |
| 1991 | 35.7 | – |
| 1990 | -0.2 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Albania | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 2027 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 2028 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 2029 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 3 | 2.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Albania vs Montenegro
Health
- Life expectancyAlbania: 79.6 years in 2023Montenegro: 77.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlbania: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Montenegro: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlbania: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Montenegro: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlbania: 70.7% in 2022Montenegro: 85.1% in 2022
- DepressionAlbania: 2.21% in 2017Montenegro: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlbania: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Montenegro: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlbania: 2.81 million people in 2023Montenegro: 633,600 people in 2023
- Population growthAlbania: -0.71% a year in 2023Montenegro: 1.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlbania: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Montenegro: 1.8 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlbania: 58.9% in 2025Montenegro: 65.6% in 2025
- Median ageAlbania: 36.3 years in 2023Montenegro: 39.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlbania: 16.3% in 2023Montenegro: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlbania: -9 per 1,000 people in 2023Montenegro: 18.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlbania: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Montenegro: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlbania: $568M in 2025Montenegro: $163M in 2025
- Military spending per personAlbania: $224 in 2025Montenegro: $277 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlbania: 6.7% of government spending in 2025Montenegro: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlbania: 8,000 people in 2020Montenegro: 12,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlbania: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Montenegro: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlbania: 0.65% of the labour force in 2020Montenegro: 4.66% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlbania: 23 million TIV in 2025Montenegro: 1 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAlbania: 1 million TIV in 2011Montenegro: 4 million TIV in 2022