Imports of goods and services in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Imports of goods and services was 74.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2008–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports of goods and services in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) is 74.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 74.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2016.
That places Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 59.5% | — |
| 2009 | 58.5% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 74.2% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 58.5% | 59.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 51.2% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 53.9% | 74.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
More economy & growth data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.728 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5,125 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6487 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5,751 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6,498 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8226 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Imports of goods and services in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 74.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2016.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for imports of goods and services?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.