Current account balance in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Current account balance was -8.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Current account balance in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2008–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) is -8.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at -3.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -13.3%, in 2011.
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 166th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Current account balance in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -13.0% | — |
| 2009 | -10.4% | -20.4% |
| 2010 | -12.7% | +22.2% |
| 2011 | -13.3% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | -6.2% | -53.8% |
| 2013 | -3.6% | -41.9% |
| 2014 | -7.1% | +98.0% |
| 2015 | -8.7% | +22.6% |
| 2016 | -7.9% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | -5.3% | -33.7% |
| 2018 | -7.6% | +44.8% |
| 2019 | -5.7% | -25.7% |
| 2020 | -7.0% | +23.6% |
| 2021 | -8.7% | +24.3% |
| 2022 | -9.4% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | -7.2% | -23.6% |
| 2024 | -8.3% | +15.8% |
| 2025 | -8.1% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -11.7% | -13.0% | -10.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | -7.8% | -13.3% | -3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.1% | -9.4% | -7.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5,125 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6487 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5,751 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.728 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8226 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 774.4 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Current account balance in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was -8.1% 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 -3.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.3% in 2011.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for current account balance?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 166th 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 up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.