{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"me-hicp-price-index","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/me-hicp-price-index","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/me-hicp-price-index/","title":"Montenegro HICP Price Index (2025)","description":"Montenegro's HICP Price Index: 141.8 Index (annual average) in 2025, +4.1% YoY. Eurostat (PRC_HICP_AIND), 2015–2025.","domain":"prices","category":"Prices & Inflation","keywords":["Prices & Inflation","Eurostat","Montenegro","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Montenegro","temporal_coverage":"2015/2025","unit":"Index (annual average)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Montenegro HICP Price Index","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/PRC_HICP_AIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2015–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"11"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Montenegro"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Montenegro (2025)","value":"141.8","unit":"Index (annual average)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+4.1% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+4.1%","unit":"Index (annual average)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"11","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Montenegro HICP Price Index"}],"observation_count":11,"observations":[{"period":"2015","value":100},{"period":"2016","value":99.93},{"period":"2017","value":102.68},{"period":"2018","value":105.39},{"period":"2019","value":105.94},{"period":"2020","value":105.39},{"period":"2021","value":108.03},{"period":"2022","value":120.92},{"period":"2023","value":131.5},{"period":"2024","value":136.24},{"period":"2025","value":141.81}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"Index (annual average)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"141.8","yoyChange":"+4.1%"},{"year":"2024","value":"136.2","yoyChange":"+3.6%"},{"year":"2023","value":"131.5","yoyChange":"+8.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"120.9","yoyChange":"+11.9%"},{"year":"2021","value":"108.0","yoyChange":"+2.5%"},{"year":"2020","value":"105.4","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"105.9","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"105.4","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"102.7","yoyChange":"+2.8%"},{"year":"2016","value":"99.9","yoyChange":"-0.1%"},{"year":"2015","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP, all items, annual average index) in Montenegro from 2005 to present. Highlight the 2022-2023 surge. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2015–2025 (11 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 141.8 Index (annual average) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 99.9 in 2016. The latest reading of 141.8 in 2025 represents a change of +5.6."}]}