Short-term debt in Kosovo
Kosovo: Short-term debt was 119.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Kosovo, 2000–2024
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total reserves.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 119.4% for short-term debt in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Kosovo peaked at 119.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Kosovo 8th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of total reserves | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 14.7% | — |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +42.1% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +374.9% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | -30.0% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 102.0% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 100.3% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 116.7% | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 119.4% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 0.0% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 68.4% | 102.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.6% | 87.8% | 119.4% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Kosovo
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3518 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 3,229 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4088 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4619 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 1,171 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 12.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,779 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,649 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Kosovo?
- Short-term debt in Kosovo was 119.4% in 2024, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 119.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Kosovo rank for short-term debt?
- Kosovo ranks 8th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of total reserves). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total reserves includes gold.