Gross national expenditure in Kosovo
Kosovo: Gross national expenditure was 130.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross national expenditure in Kosovo, 2008–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 130.3% for gross national expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Kosovo peaked at 142.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 125.8%, in 2017.
Kosovo ranks 19th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 142.3% | — |
| 2009 | 139.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 138.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 136.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 132.3% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 129.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 130.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 129.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 127.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 125.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 128.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 127.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 132.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 131.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 132.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 130.7% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 130.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 130.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 140.8% | 139.3% | 142.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 130.4% | 125.8% | 138.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.3% | 130.3% | 132.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 133.5% compare
- 17 Palestine, State of 133.2% compare
- 18 Guyana 132.7%
- 19 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 130.3% compare
- 21 Republic of Moldova 129.2% compare
- 22 Curaçao 128.8% compare
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 gross national expenditure in Kosovo?
- Gross national expenditure in Kosovo was 130.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 142.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 125.8% in 2017.
- How does Kosovo rank for gross national expenditure?
- Kosovo ranks 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.