Current account balance in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Current account balance was -1.01 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ▼ Falling
Current account balance in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2004–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) is -1.01 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at -241.16 million BoP, current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, -1.01 billion BoP, current US$, in 2025.
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 124th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Current account balance in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -259.01 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2005 | -307.86 million BoP, current US$ | +18.9% |
| 2006 | -283.85 million BoP, current US$ | -7.8% |
| 2007 | -293.17 million BoP, current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2008 | -677.92 million BoP, current US$ | +131.2% |
| 2009 | -522.39 million BoP, current US$ | -22.9% |
| 2010 | -677.51 million BoP, current US$ | +29.7% |
| 2011 | -845.47 million BoP, current US$ | +24.8% |
| 2012 | -379.71 million BoP, current US$ | -55.1% |
| 2013 | -241.16 million BoP, current US$ | -36.5% |
| 2014 | -501.61 million BoP, current US$ | +108.0% |
| 2015 | -547.39 million BoP, current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2016 | -530.23 million BoP, current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2017 | -377.96 million BoP, current US$ | -28.7% |
| 2018 | -600.50 million BoP, current US$ | +58.9% |
| 2019 | -447.23 million BoP, current US$ | -25.5% |
| 2020 | -541.11 million BoP, current US$ | +21.0% |
| 2021 | -818.35 million BoP, current US$ | +51.2% |
| 2022 | -881.60 million BoP, current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2023 | -752.14 million BoP, current US$ | -14.7% |
| 2024 | -932.48 million BoP, current US$ | +24.0% |
| 2025 | -1.01 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -390.70 million BoP, current US$ | -677.92 million BoP, current US$ | -259.01 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | -514.88 million BoP, current US$ | -845.47 million BoP, current US$ | -241.16 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -822.44 million BoP, current US$ | -1.01 billion BoP, current US$ | -541.11 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- 121 Botswana -821.14 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 122 Burkina Faso -918.24 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 123 Sierra Leone -984.26 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 124 Kosovo -1.01 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 126 Georgia -1.01 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.02 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Gross capital formation 34.6% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 9.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -30.3% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 8.7% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 8.18 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross capital formation 2.79 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation 8.5% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 3.81 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross capital formation 4.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -3.34 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Current account balance in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was -1.01 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was -241.16 million BoP, current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.01 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for current account balance?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 124th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.