Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 10.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kosovo, 2008–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 10.0% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.4% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kosovo peaked at 10.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2014.
That places Kosovo 19th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.5% | — |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -43.7% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -48.8% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +93.0% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -33.1% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +41.4% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +53.3% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | -11.6% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | +30.4% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 10.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.3%, 4.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 10.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 5.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.0% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 2.8% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 5.1% | 10.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 16 Gambia 10.6% compare
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 10.5% compare
- 18 Ireland 10.4% compare
- 19 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 10.0% compare
- 21 Seychelles 10.0% compare
- 22 Cambodia 9.9% 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kosovo?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kosovo was 10.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2014.
- How does Kosovo rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Kosovo ranks 19th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.