Personal remittances, received (current US$) (Personal IMF balance) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Personal remittances, received (current US$) (Personal IMF balance) was 2.16 billion current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in Kosovo, 2004–2025
Source: IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received in Kosovo is 2.16 billion current US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 122.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Kosovo peaked at 2.16 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 621.91 million current US$, in 2004.
Kosovo ranks 73rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received (current US$) (Personal IMF balance) in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 621.91 million current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 701.59 million current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 771.47 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 billion current US$ | +32.2% |
| 2008 | 1.15 billion current US$ | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 1.06 billion current US$ | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 billion current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 993.38 million current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 945.61 million current US$ | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.06 billion current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 1.10 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 971.42 million current US$ | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 985.80 million current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.11 billion current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 1.24 billion current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 1.25 billion current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.44 billion current US$ | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 1.70 billion current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 1.61 billion current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.83 billion current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 1.94 billion current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 2.16 billion current US$ | +11.3% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 2.16 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.49 billion current US$, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 2.16 billion current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.70 billion current US$, 80% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 887.56 million current US$ | 621.91 million current US$ | 1.15 billion current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.07 billion current US$ | 945.61 million current US$ | 1.25 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 billion current US$ | 1.44 billion current US$ | 2.16 billion current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More economy & growth data for Kosovo
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 263.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 415.06 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 16.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 82.3% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 11.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 10.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 9.31 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.9% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 95.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Kosovo?
- Personal remittances, received in Kosovo was 2.16 billion current US$ in 2025, according to IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 billion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 621.91 million current US$ in 2004.
- How does Kosovo rank for personal remittances, received?
- Kosovo ranks 73rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal remittances, received (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.