Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Personal transfers, receipts was 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts in Kosovo, 2004–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ for personal transfers, receipts in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 117.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts in Kosovo peaked at 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 444.07 million BoP, current US$, in 2004.
Kosovo ranks 58th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 444.07 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 520.05 million BoP, current US$ | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 586.55 million BoP, current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 806.57 million BoP, current US$ | +37.5% |
| 2008 | 895.28 million BoP, current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 819.65 million BoP, current US$ | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 772.87 million BoP, current US$ | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 685.09 million BoP, current US$ | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 663.02 million BoP, current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 761.81 million BoP, current US$ | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 824.76 million BoP, current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 738.02 million BoP, current US$ | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 764.64 million BoP, current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 860.13 million BoP, current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 943.70 million BoP, current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 953.01 million BoP, current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.12 billion BoP, current US$ | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 1.36 billion BoP, current US$ | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 1.45 billion BoP, current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 1.47 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.3% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 849.93 million BoP, current US$, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 849.93 million BoP, current US$, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 678.70 million BoP, current US$ | 444.07 million BoP, current US$ | 895.28 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 796.71 million BoP, current US$ | 663.02 million BoP, current US$ | 953.01 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.12 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 55 Algeria 1.71 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 56 Albania 1.71 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 57 Cote d'Ivoire 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 58 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 60 Bulgaria 1.59 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 61 Paraguay 1.53 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Kosovo
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1217 current US$ 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$) 20.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 961.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1217 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 790.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 15.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1188 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts in Kosovo?
- Personal transfers, receipts in Kosovo was 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 444.07 million BoP, current US$ in 2004.
- How does Kosovo rank for personal transfers, receipts?
- Kosovo ranks 58th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal transfers, receipts rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.