PODGORICA (Montenegro), April 19 (SeeNews) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it expects Montenegro’s economy to expand by a real 3.3% in 2017, down from its October forecast of 3.6% growth.
The gross domestic product (GDP) of Montenegro is expected to grow by a real 3.4% in 2018 and by 3.1% in 2022, the IMF said in the April edition of its World Economic Outlook report on Tuesday.
In 2016, Montenegro's economy expanded by 2.4%.
The IMF expects Montenegro to swing to an average consumer price growth of 2.1% in 2017 from 0.4% deflation in 2016. The average consumer price growth in Montenegro is seen at 1.5% in 2018 and 1.9% in 2022, respectively.
Montenegro's current account deficit calculated as percent of GDP is projected at 22% in 2017, before widening to 25.6% next year. The country's current account deficit is expected to decrease to 17.1% of GDP in 2022, the IMF said.