Inflation Montenegro 2020

Average inflation: -0.3%

Current Inflation

There is deflation with consumer prices declining by 0.3%.

Peak and Trough

The highest inflation was in January at 1.5%. The lowest inflation was in May at -1.0%.

Highest month
January: 1.5%
Lowest month
May: -1.0%
Difference
2.5 percentage points
Months with data
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Category Insights

The highest price increase was in Food with an average of 1.6%. The lowest price increase was in Energy with an average of -7.2%.

Highest increase
Food: 1.6%
Lowest increase
Energy: -7.2%

Historical Context

Current inflation is 1.2% lower than the 5-year average of 0.9%.

5-year average
0.9%
10-year average
1%
All-time high (2018)
2.6%
All-time low (2020)
-0.3%

Trend

Inflation shows a downward trend. Compared to 2019, inflation has fallen by +0.6 percentage point.

Change vs. previous year
-0.6 percentage points
Largest monthly swing
December: -1.9 percentage points

ECB Target

Inflation is 2.3% below the ECB target of 2.0%. Too low inflation may indicate economic weakness.

Purchasing Power

Due to deflation, purchasing power increases. Money becomes more valuable instead of less.

What you could buy for €100 this year will cost approximately €99.70 next year at this inflation rate.

Multi-year trend

Monthly figures 2020

Inflation by category

Food
1.6%
+1.9vs avg.
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Energy
-7.2%
-6.9vs avg.
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Core inflation
-0.1%
+0.2vs avg.
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Inflation differs per product group. Click on a category for the historical trend.

Month overview

Month Inflation Difference vs. 2019
January 1.5% +1.2
February 0.9% +0.5
March 0.0% -0.8
April -0.9% -1.8
May -1.0% -1.7
June -0.2% -0.1
July -0.5% -0.1
August -0.5% -0.3
September 0.1% +0.3
October -0.6% -1.1
November -1.0% -1.5
December -0.9% -1.9
Average -0.3%

Data source

Data from WorldBank. Last updated: 06/01/2026.

See also