Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kosovo
Kosovo: Foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 200 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 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% |
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 |
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More economy & growth data for Kosovo
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0651 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 6.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,365 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5525 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 5,190 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2239 constant 2015 US$ 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 200 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.