Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Current account balance (BoP, current US$) was -1.01 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ▼ Falling
Current account balance in Kosovo, 2004–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance in Kosovo is -1.01 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Kosovo peaked at -241.16 million BoP, current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, -1.01 billion BoP, current US$, in 2025.
Kosovo ranks 125th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Kosovo, 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% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's -1.01 billion BoP, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -464.37 million BoP, current US$, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's -1.01 billion BoP, current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -814.98 million BoP, current US$, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -390.70 million BoP, current US$ | -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
- 122 Burkina Faso -918.24 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 123 Sierra Leone -984.26 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 124 Georgia -995.66 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 125 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) -1.01 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 127 Madagascar -1.02 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 128 Mauritania -1.04 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Kosovo
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 263.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 415.06 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 14.36 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 10.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 9.31 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 811.50 million current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 95.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Kosovo?
- Current account balance in Kosovo 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?
- The highest recorded value was -241.16 million BoP, current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.01 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- How does Kosovo rank for current account balance?
- Kosovo ranks 125th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo 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.