External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Kosovo
Kosovo: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate was 3.65 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Kosovo, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Kosovo stood at 3.65 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.0% on the previous year and up 169.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Kosovo peaked at 541.97 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, -7.97 % change on previous year, in 2005.
Kosovo ranks 41st of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -5.07 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | -3.54 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 2002 | 8.18 % change on previous year | -330.8% |
| 2003 | 9.3 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 4.51 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 2005 | -7.97 % change on previous year | -276.6% |
| 2006 | 5.26 % change on previous year | -166.0% |
| 2007 | 541.97 % change on previous year | +10210.5% |
| 2008 | 32.75 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 2009 | 143.1 % change on previous year | +336.9% |
| 2010 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 2011 | 14.34 % change on previous year | -1102.9% |
| 2012 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -78.1% |
| 2013 | 10.71 % change on previous year | +241.0% |
| 2014 | -5.25 % change on previous year | -149.0% |
| 2015 | -0.068 % change on previous year | -98.7% |
| 2016 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -1622.7% |
| 2017 | 17.86 % change on previous year | +1626.3% |
| 2018 | -7.14 % change on previous year | -140.0% |
| 2019 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -155.4% |
| 2020 | 27.75 % change on previous year | +601.3% |
| 2021 | 8.33 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 2022 | 9.41 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 15.86 % change on previous year | +68.6% |
| 2024 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -77.0% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 3.65 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0855 % change on previous year. (52 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 3.65 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.79 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Kosovo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +10210.5% | 5.26 % change on previous year | 541.97 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +1622.7% | -0.068 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +1626.3% | 1.03 % change on previous year | 17.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.85 % change on previous year | -7.97 % change on previous year | 541.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.72 % change on previous year | -7.14 % change on previous year | 17.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 % change on previous year | 3.65 % change on previous year | 27.75 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 38 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.97 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Malawi 3.87 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Senegal 3.71 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 3.65 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Armenia 3.52 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 3.51 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Kosovo
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), 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$), per unit of GDP 0.1217 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 790.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 15.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1188 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Kosovo?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Kosovo was 3.65 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 541.97 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.97 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does Kosovo rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Kosovo ranks 41st out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.