Kosovo in figures
Back to KosovoKosovo's government debt never passed 24.3% of GDP, the IMF's figure for 2020, and was 17.5% in 2025. The economy grew in every year of the World Bank series from 2009 except 2020, and GDP rose from $5.2 billion in 2008 to $12.5 billion in 2025. The population barely changed for two decades, then dropped from 1,768,096 in 2022 to 1,576,876 in 2025.
GDP
$12.5 bn
2025
from $5.2 bn in 2008
GDP per person
$7 899
2025
from $2 889 in 2008
Real growth
3.6%
2025
from 5.0% in 2009
Inflation
3.9%
2025
from −1.1% in 2003
Government debt
17.5%of GDP
2025
from 16.3% in 2006
Sections
Economy
How large Kosovo's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Real GDP grew between 1.7% and 6.3% a year from 2009 to 2019. It fell 5.3% in 2020 and rose 10.8% in 2021, and growth was 3.6% in 2025. In current dollars the economy measured $5.2 billion in 2008 and $12.5 billion in 2025, while GDP per person at purchasing power parity went from $6,353 to $19,263. For 2026 the IMF projected 3.3%, rising to 4.0% a year from 2028. Output changed shape very little between 2008 and 2025: services produced 45.0% of GDP in 2008 and 46.2% in 2025, industry with construction 27.0% and 25.0%, and manufacturing, part of industry, slipped from 14.9% in 2009 to 12.5% in 2025. Farming, forestry and fishing made up 7.4% in 2025.
$12.5 bn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $12.5 bn |
| 2024 | $11.2 bn |
| 2023 | $10.5 bn |
| 2022 | $9.4 bn |
| 2021 | $9.4 bn |
| 2020 | $7.7 bn |
| 2019 | $7.9 bn |
| 2018 | $7.9 bn |
| 2017 | $7.2 bn |
| 2016 | $6.7 bn |
| 2015 | $6.3 bn |
| 2014 | $7.1 bn |
| 2013 | $6.7 bn |
| 2012 | $6.2 bn |
| 2011 | $6.3 bn |
| 2010 | $5.3 bn |
| 2009 | $5.0 bn |
| 2008 | $5.2 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
3.6%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 4.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 4.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 4.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 4.0% |
| 2027 (projection) | 3.8% |
| 2026 (projection) | 3.3% |
| 2025 | 3.6% |
| 2024 | 4.6% |
| 2023 | 4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 10.8% |
| 2020 | −5.3% |
| 2019 | 4.8% |
| 2018 | 3.4% |
| 2017 | 4.8% |
| 2016 | 5.6% |
| 2015 | 5.9% |
| 2014 | 3.4% |
| 2013 | 5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.7% |
| 2011 | 6.3% |
| 2010 | 4.9% |
| 2009 | 5.0% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$7 8992025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7 899 | $19 263 |
| 2024 | $7 027 | $17 890 |
| 2023 | $6 220 | $15 817 |
| 2022 | $5 298 | $13 949 |
| 2021 | $5 270 | $12 362 |
| 2020 | $4 321 | $10 533 |
| 2019 | $4 416 | $10 861 |
| 2018 | $4 384 | $10 019 |
| 2017 | $4 009 | $9 381 |
| 2016 | $3 759 | $9 157 |
| 2015 | $3 521 | $8 715 |
| 2014 | $3 902 | $8 200 |
| 2013 | $3 705 | $8 091 |
| 2012 | $3 411 | $7 898 |
| 2011 | $3 539 | $7 776 |
| 2010 | $2 988 | $7 179 |
| 2009 | $2 806 | $6 737 |
| 2008 | $2 889 | $6 353 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Consumer prices fell in 2003, 2004 and 2005. They then rose 9.3% in 2008 and fell 2.4% in 2009. The steepest rise in the World Bank series came in 2022, at 11.6%, and prices went up 3.9% in 2025; the IMF projected 5.9% for 2026. The IMF put unemployment at 35.3% in 2014 and 10.9% in 2023.
3.9%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.2% |
| 2027 (projection) | 3.6% |
| 2026 (projection) | 5.9% |
| 2025 | 3.9% |
| 2024 | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 11.6% |
| 2021 | 3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | −0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.5% |
| 2011 | 7.3% |
| 2010 | 3.5% |
| 2009 | −2.4% |
| 2008 | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% |
| 2005 | −1.4% |
| 2004 | −1.1% |
| 2003 | −1.1% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
Trade
How open the economy is
Each year since 2020 exports took a larger share of GDP, from 21.7% in 2020 to 44.0% in 2025; in 2008 they were 17.2%. Imports, at 51.2% in 2016, reached 74.2% in 2025. The current account was in deficit throughout, from 3.6% of GDP in 2013 to 13.3% in 2011, and stood at 8.1% in 2025. Foreign direct investment inflows equalled 10.0% of GDP in 2025.
44.0%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.0% | 74.2% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | 72.0% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | 70.3% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | 71.4% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | 65.2% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | 53.9% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | 56.4% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | 57.3% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | 53.1% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | 51.2% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | 51.6% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | 53.5% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | 56.8% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | 61.2% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | 60.5% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | 58.5% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | 59.5% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
−8.1%2025
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −8.1% |
| 2024 | −8.3% |
| 2023 | −7.2% |
| 2022 | −9.4% |
| 2021 | −8.7% |
| 2020 | −7.0% |
| 2019 | −5.7% |
| 2018 | −7.6% |
| 2017 | −5.3% |
| 2016 | −7.9% |
| 2015 | −8.7% |
| 2014 | −7.1% |
| 2013 | −3.6% |
| 2012 | −6.2% |
| 2011 | −13.3% |
| 2010 | −12.7% |
| 2009 | −10.4% |
| 2008 | −13.0% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
10.0%2025
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.0% |
| 2024 | 7.7% |
| 2023 | 8.7% |
| 2022 | 8.2% |
| 2021 | 5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.1% |
| 2019 | 3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.0% |
| 2017 | 4.0% |
| 2016 | 3.6% |
| 2015 | 5.5% |
| 2014 | 2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.5% |
| 2012 | 4.8% |
| 2011 | 8.4% |
| 2010 | 9.2% |
| 2009 | 8.0% |
| 2008 | 10.4% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
By the IMF's count, debt slid from 16.3% of GDP in 2006 to 5.6% in 2011, then rose to 24.3% in 2020 before easing to 17.5% in 2025. The government ran a surplus of 6.7% of GDP in 2007 and a deficit of 7.8% in 2020. Borrowing was 0.8% of GDP in 2025. The IMF projected debt to rise each year to 23.5% in 2031.
17.5%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 23.5% |
| 2030 (projection) | 22.6% |
| 2029 (projection) | 21.7% |
| 2028 (projection) | 20.7% |
| 2027 (projection) | 19.6% |
| 2026 (projection) | 18.7% |
| 2025 | 17.5% |
| 2024 | 17.9% |
| 2023 | 18.6% |
| 2022 | 21.4% |
| 2021 | 23.1% |
| 2020 | 24.3% |
| 2019 | 17.7% |
| 2018 | 17.1% |
| 2017 | 16.4% |
| 2016 | 14.5% |
| 2015 | 13.4% |
| 2014 | 11.2% |
| 2013 | 9.4% |
| 2012 | 8.6% |
| 2011 | 5.6% |
| 2010 | 6.5% |
| 2009 | 6.9% |
| 2008 | 10.8% |
| 2007 | 14.3% |
| 2006 | 16.3% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−0.8%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −2.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | −2.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | −2.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | −2.0% |
| 2027 (projection) | −2.0% |
| 2026 (projection) | −1.6% |
| 2025 | −0.8% |
| 2024 | −0.3% |
| 2023 | −0.2% |
| 2022 | −0.7% |
| 2021 | −1.2% |
| 2020 | −7.8% |
| 2019 | −2.9% |
| 2018 | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −1.4% |
| 2016 | −1.7% |
| 2015 | −2.1% |
| 2014 | −2.7% |
| 2013 | −3.4% |
| 2012 | −2.7% |
| 2011 | −1.0% |
| 2010 | −1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% |
| 2005 | −2.3% |
| 2004 | −4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.4% |
| 2001 | 2.9% |
| 2000 | −3.2% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
People
Who lives in Kosovo
The World Bank put the population at 1,802,493 in 2000 and 1,829,462 at its 2002 peak. It fell 5.4% in 2024 alone and reached 1,576,876 in 2025. Net migration was negative in every year but 2020, with the largest outflow, 55,524 people, in 2015. Children under 15 were 35.4% of the population in 2000 and 20.0% in 2025. The fertility rate fell from 2.70 in 2000 to 1.54 in 2024, while life expectancy rose from 71.3 years to 78.2 over the same span.
1.58 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.58 m |
| 2024 | 1.59 m |
| 2023 | 1.68 m |
| 2022 | 1.77 m |
| 2021 | 1.79 m |
| 2020 | 1.79 m |
| 2019 | 1.79 m |
| 2018 | 1.80 m |
| 2017 | 1.79 m |
| 2016 | 1.78 m |
| 2015 | 1.79 m |
| 2014 | 1.81 m |
| 2013 | 1.82 m |
| 2012 | 1.81 m |
| 2011 | 1.79 m |
| 2010 | 1.79 m |
| 2009 | 1.79 m |
| 2008 | 1.80 m |
| 2007 | 1.81 m |
| 2006 | 1.81 m |
| 2005 | 1.82 m |
| 2004 | 1.82 m |
| 2003 | 1.83 m |
| 2002 | 1.83 m |
| 2001 | 1.82 m |
| 2000 | 1.80 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.0% | 69.5% | 10.5% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | 69.2% | 10.1% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | 69.1% | 9.6% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | 69.0% | 9.2% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | 69.0% | 8.9% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | 68.7% | 8.7% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | 68.3% | 8.5% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | 68.1% | 8.2% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | 67.6% | 8.0% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | 66.9% | 7.8% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | 66.5% | 7.5% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | 66.5% | 7.3% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | 66.3% | 7.1% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | 65.9% | 7.0% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | 65.5% | 6.8% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | 65.2% | 6.8% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | 65.1% | 6.8% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | 64.9% | 6.8% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | 64.7% | 6.8% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | 64.3% | 6.7% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | 63.8% | 6.7% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | 63.0% | 6.6% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | 62.1% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | 61.0% | 6.3% |
| 2001 | 34.1% | 59.8% | 6.1% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | 58.7% | 5.9% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.542024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.54 |
| 2023 | 1.55 |
| 2022 | 1.56 |
| 2021 | 1.56 |
| 2020 | 1.57 |
| 2019 | 1.58 |
| 2018 | 1.58 |
| 2017 | 1.62 |
| 2016 | 1.64 |
| 2015 | 1.76 |
| 2014 | 1.87 |
| 2013 | 1.95 |
| 2012 | 1.97 |
| 2011 | 2.04 |
| 2010 | 2.22 |
| 2009 | 2.32 |
| 2008 | 2.36 |
| 2007 | 2.39 |
| 2006 | 2.49 |
| 2005 | 2.62 |
| 2004 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.67 |
| 2002 | 2.79 |
| 2001 | 2.77 |
| 2000 | 2.70 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
78.2 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 78.2 years |
| 2023 | 78.0 years |
| 2022 | 77.6 years |
| 2021 | 75.0 years |
| 2020 | 74.2 years |
| 2019 | 77.3 years |
| 2018 | 77.1 years |
| 2017 | 77.1 years |
| 2016 | 76.8 years |
| 2015 | 76.0 years |
| 2014 | 76.2 years |
| 2013 | 76.3 years |
| 2012 | 75.8 years |
| 2011 | 75.3 years |
| 2010 | 74.6 years |
| 2009 | 74.8 years |
| 2008 | 74.7 years |
| 2007 | 74.4 years |
| 2006 | 73.6 years |
| 2005 | 73.4 years |
| 2004 | 73.1 years |
| 2003 | 72.7 years |
| 2002 | 72.2 years |
| 2001 | 71.8 years |
| 2000 | 71.3 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
−18 3802025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 2 815 people, in 2020.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −18 380 |
| 2024 | −22 178 |
| 2023 | −28 754 |
| 2022 | −28 588 |
| 2021 | −38 584 |
| 2020 | 2 815 |
| 2019 | −28 829 |
| 2018 | −21 386 |
| 2017 | −5 428 |
| 2016 | −8 937 |
| 2015 | −55 524 |
| 2014 | −39 586 |
| 2013 | −16 367 |
| 2012 | −3 403 |
| 2011 | −9 064 |
| 2010 | −29 433 |
| 2009 | −31 556 |
| 2008 | −32 053 |
| 2007 | −31 597 |
| 2006 | −31 202 |
| 2005 | −31 137 |
| 2004 | −29 433 |
| 2003 | −27 491 |
| 2002 | −27 289 |
| 2001 | −1 989 |
| 2000 | −9 150 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Internet use was measured at 83.9% of people in 2017 and 89.4% in 2018. Income inequality has moved widely: a Gini coefficient of 26.3 in 2013, 57.4 in 2020 and 38.3 in 2022. Just over half the population, 50.9%, was urban in 2025.
89.4%2018
+5.5 points since 2017, between 83.9% and 89.4% in every year
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 89.4% |
| 2017 | 83.9% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
38.32022
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 38.3 |
| 2021 | 49.4 |
| 2020 | 57.4 |
| 2019 | 40.2 |
| 2018 | 44.6 |
| 2017 | 44.2 |
| 2016 | 26.7 |
| 2015 | 26.5 |
| 2014 | 27.3 |
| 2013 | 26.3 |
| 2012 | 29.0 |
| 2011 | 27.8 |
| 2010 | 33.3 |
| 2009 | 31.8 |
| 2006 | 30.3 |
| 2005 | 31.2 |
| 2003 | 29.0 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
50.9%2025
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.9% |
| 2024 | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 49.1% |
| 2022 | 47.8% |
| 2021 | 46.5% |
| 2020 | 45.2% |
| 2019 | 44.0% |
| 2018 | 42.8% |
| 2017 | 41.8% |
| 2016 | 40.8% |
| 2015 | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 39.2% |
| 2013 | 38.6% |
| 2012 | 38.2% |
| 2011 | 38.0% |
| 2010 | 37.9% |
| 2009 | 37.9% |
| 2008 | 37.8% |
| 2007 | 37.7% |
| 2006 | 37.7% |
| 2005 | 37.6% |
| 2004 | 37.6% |
| 2003 | 37.6% |
| 2002 | 37.5% |
| 2001 | 37.5% |
| 2000 | 37.5% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
In 2000, 1.8% of electricity came from renewable sources. The share dipped to 1.4% in 2001 and rose to 6.4% by 2021.
6.4%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 6.4% |
| 2020 | 5.4% |
| 2019 | 5.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2% |
| 2017 | 3.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.8% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
Codes
Kosovo's codes and memberships
Questions
Questions about Kosovo in figures
What is the size of Kosovo's economy?
The World Bank puts Kosovo's 2025 GDP at $12.5 billion in current dollars, $7,899 per person. Measured at purchasing power parity, each person's share was $19,263 in 2025.
How fast is Kosovo's economy growing?
Kosovo grew 3.6% in 2025 and 4.6% in 2024 in the World Bank series; 2020, with a fall of 5.3%, is the only year of contraction since 2009. Next, the IMF projected 3.3% for 2026 and 3.8% for 2027.
How high was inflation in Kosovo in 2025?
Prices in Kosovo went up 3.9% in 2025, on World Bank data, more than the 1.6% of 2024 and much less than the 11.6% of 2022. For 2026 the IMF projected 5.9%, falling to 2.0% from 2029.
How much government debt does Kosovo have?
Kosovo's debt was 17.5% of GDP in 2025 in the IMF's data, having been 24.3% in 2020 and 5.6% in 2011. From 18.7% for 2026, the IMF projected a rise every year to 23.5% in 2031.
Is Kosovo's population falling?
Kosovo had 1,576,876 people in 2025 according to the World Bank, down from 1,768,096 in 2022.
How young is Kosovo's population?
One in five people in Kosovo was under 15 in 2025: 20.0%, by World Bank figures, against 35.4% in 2000. Those aged 65 or over made up 10.5% in 2025, up from 5.9% in 2000.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q1246 · World Bank data · Europe