External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kosovo
Kosovo: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3923 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kosovo, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 0.3923 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kosovo peaked at 0.4052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1364 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
Kosovo ranks 68th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.1364 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 0.3427 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +151.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3183 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3067 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3255 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3297 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2975 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.334 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3179 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3487 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2952 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.306 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3993 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3907 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3923 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 0.3923 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4626 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 85% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 0.3923 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5482 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 72% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kosovo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +151.2% | 0.1364 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3427 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2396 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1364 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3427 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.318 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2952 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3487 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3886 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3555 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 65 Vanuatu 0.4005 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Albania 0.3962 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 67 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3956 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 68 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.3923 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 70 Honduras 0.3867 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 71 Uganda 0.3809 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp in Kosovo?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kosovo was 0.3923 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4052 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1364 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Kosovo rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kosovo ranks 68th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.