Exports of goods and services in Kosovo
Kosovo: Exports of goods and services was 44.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in Kosovo, 2008–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, exports of goods and services in Kosovo stood at 44.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Kosovo peaked at 44.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2008.
That places Kosovo 71st out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17.2% | — |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | -26.0% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | +54.0% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 41.7% | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 44.0% | +5.3% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 44.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.2%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 44.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.4%, 95% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 17.2% | 19.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 21.7% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 21.7% | 44.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More economy & growth data for Kosovo
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 15.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,061 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1343 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 20.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 961.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 961.48 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 15.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1217 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1188 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Kosovo?
- Exports of goods and services in Kosovo was 44.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2008.
- How does Kosovo rank for exports of goods and services?
- Kosovo ranks 71st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. 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.