Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kosovo
Kosovo: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. β Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kosovo, 2004β2025
Source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 44.9% on the previous year and up 263.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kosovo peaked at 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.39 million BoP, current US$, in 2004.
Kosovo ranks 91st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 351.42 million BoP, current US$ | 53.39 million BoP, current US$ | 604.02 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 336.74 million BoP, current US$ | 199.89 million BoP, current US$ | 535.33 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 779.07 million BoP, current US$ | 394.62 million BoP, current US$ | 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Kosovo
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1901 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -3.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Trade in services 57.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 549.47 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 811.50 million current LCU (2025)
- Trade 118.2% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -30.3% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 74.2% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 6.88 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kosovo?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kosovo was 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.39 million BoP, current US$ in 2004.
- How does Kosovo rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Kosovo ranks 91st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 263.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.