Services, value added (% of GDP) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 46.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Services, value added in Kosovo, 2008–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Kosovo is 46.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Kosovo peaked at 47.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2008.
Kosovo ranks 168th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 45.0% | — |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 45.7% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 46.2% | +1.1% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 46.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.1%, 79% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 46.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.4%, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.9% | 45.0% | 46.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 45.3% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 45.7% | 47.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 165 Angola 46.8% compare
- 166 Uzbekistan 46.5% compare
- 167 Senegal 46.3% compare
- 168 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 46.2% compare
- 170 Algeria 45.7% compare
- 171 Azerbaijan 45.3% 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 services, value added in Kosovo?
- Services, value added in Kosovo was 46.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2008.
- How does Kosovo rank for services, value added?
- Kosovo ranks 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.