Trade in services in Kosovo
Kosovo: Trade in services was 57.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Kosovo, 2008–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 57.1% for trade in services in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 123.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Kosovo peaked at 57.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2008.
Kosovo ranks 28th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Trade in services in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18.3% | — |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -30.8% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | +46.7% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 47.9% | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 57.1% | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 18.3% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 24.0% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 23.7% | 57.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More economy & growth data for Kosovo
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 876.44 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 1,973 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2497 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 7.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 649.66 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 834.18 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1056 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 0.0542 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 428.51 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1254 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Kosovo?
- Trade in services in Kosovo was 57.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2008.
- How does Kosovo rank for trade in services?
- Kosovo ranks 28th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.8%. 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 Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus 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.