Trade in Kosovo
Kosovo: Trade was 118.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Kosovo, 2008–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in Kosovo stood at 118.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Kosovo peaked at 118.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2015.
Kosovo ranks 47th of 192 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 Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 76.7% | — |
| 2009 | 77.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 75.1% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +30.5% |
| 2022 | 110.0% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 110.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 113.8% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 118.2% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.2% | 76.7% | 77.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 74.0% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.4% | 75.6% | 118.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More economy & growth data for Kosovo
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 5,489 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 2,009 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7852 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 6,203 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6949 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita 3,661 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 0.4635 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Kosovo?
- Trade in Kosovo was 118.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 118.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2015.
- How does Kosovo rank for trade?
- Kosovo ranks 47th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.