Kosovo vs Montenegro
Kosovo vs Montenegro: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 3.9% a year in Kosovo and 3.9% a year in Montenegro, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Montenegro, by 0 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Kosovo.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Montenegro has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Kosovo.
- In 2025, Kosovo ranked 61 and Montenegro ranked 57 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kosovo at 2% a year and Montenegro at 2.2% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Kosovo | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 8.6 |
| 2022 | 11.5 | 13 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 2015 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| 2014 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| 2013 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 2012 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
| 2011 | 7.3 | 3.5 |
| 2010 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| 2009 | -2.4 | 3.5 |
| 2008 | 9.3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 2005 | -1.4 | 3.4 |
| 2004 | -1.1 | 3.1 |
| 2003 | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| 2002 | 2.7 | 19.7 |
| 2001 | 11.7 | 23.7 |
| 2000 | – | 29.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Kosovo | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.8 | 3.5 |
| 2027 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| 2028 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 2029 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 2 | 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
Kosovo vs Montenegro
Health
People
- PopulationKosovo: 1.7 million people in 2023Montenegro: 633,600 people in 2023
- Population growthKosovo: -1.07% a year in 2023Montenegro: 1.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKosovo: 1.55 births per woman in 2023Montenegro: 1.8 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKosovo: 50.9% in 2025Montenegro: 65.6% in 2025
- Median ageKosovo: 31.4 years in 2023Montenegro: 39.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKosovo: 9.6% in 2023Montenegro: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateKosovo: -16.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Montenegro: 18.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKosovo: 1.85% of GDP in 2025Montenegro: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKosovo: $217M in 2025Montenegro: $163M in 2025
- Military spending per personKosovo: $140 in 2025Montenegro: $277 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKosovo: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Montenegro: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- National powerKosovo: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Montenegro: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsKosovo: 8 million TIV in 2025Montenegro: 1 million TIV in 2025