External balance on goods and services in Kosovo
Kosovo: External balance on goods and services was -30.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
External balance on goods and services in Kosovo, 2008–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external balance on goods and services in Kosovo is -30.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Kosovo peaked at -25.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -42.3%, in 2008.
Kosovo ranks 171st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
External balance on goods and services in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -42.3% | — |
| 2009 | -39.3% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | -38.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | -36.2% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | -32.3% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | -29.1% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | -30.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | -29.1% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | -27.4% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | -25.8% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | -28.2% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | -27.1% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | -32.2% | +18.8% |
| 2021 | -31.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | -32.8% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | -30.7% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | -30.3% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | -30.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -40.8% | -42.3% | -39.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | -30.4% | -38.8% | -25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -31.3% | -32.8% | -30.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 168 Curaçao -28.8% compare
- 169 Republic of Moldova -29.2% compare
- 170 Solomon Islands -30.2% compare
- 171 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) -30.3% compare
- 173 American Samoa -30.8% compare
- 174 Palestine, State of -32.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Kosovo
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 961.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1188 current LCU 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$) 20.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), 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)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 961.48 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 938.63 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Kosovo?
- External balance on goods and services in Kosovo was -30.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was -25.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was -42.3% in 2008.
- How does Kosovo rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Kosovo ranks 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). 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 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.