Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Kosovo
Kosovo: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Kosovo, 2008–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 54.0% on the previous year and up 410.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Kosovo peaked at 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Kosovo 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +223.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -88.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +194.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.8% |
| 2014 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 8 Japan 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Cyprus 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Malaysia 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Croatia 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Kosovo
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 961.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1188 current LCU 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$) 20.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 15.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1217 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 961.48 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 938.63 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Kosovo?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Kosovo was 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Kosovo rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Kosovo ranks 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 410.7%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.