External balance on goods and services in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): External balance on goods and services was -3.77 billion current US$ in 2025. ▼ Falling
External balance on goods and services in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2008–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external balance on goods and services in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) is -3.77 billion current US$, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 105.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at -1.83 billion current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, -3.77 billion current US$, in 2025.
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 145th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
External balance on goods and services in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -2.20 billion current US$ | — |
| 2009 | -1.98 billion current US$ | -10.2% |
| 2010 | -2.08 billion current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2011 | -2.30 billion current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2012 | -1.99 billion current US$ | -13.3% |
| 2013 | -1.96 billion current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2014 | -2.12 billion current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2015 | -1.83 billion current US$ | -13.7% |
| 2016 | -1.83 billion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2017 | -1.85 billion current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2018 | -2.22 billion current US$ | +20.2% |
| 2019 | -2.14 billion current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2020 | -2.49 billion current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2021 | -2.99 billion current US$ | +20.2% |
| 2022 | -3.07 billion current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2023 | -3.21 billion current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2024 | -3.39 billion current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2025 | -3.77 billion current US$ | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.09 billion current US$ | -2.20 billion current US$ | -1.98 billion current US$ | 2 |
| 2010s | -2.03 billion current US$ | -2.30 billion current US$ | -1.83 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.16 billion current US$ | -3.77 billion current US$ | -2.49 billion current US$ | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,365 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5525 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -3.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.32 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 549.47 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 811.50 million current LCU (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 6.88 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 8.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- External balance on goods and services in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was -3.77 billion current US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was -1.83 billion current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.77 billion current US$ in 2025.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 105.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. 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.