Travel services in Kosovo
Kosovo: Travel services was 55.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Kosovo, 2004–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 55.4% for travel services in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.2% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Kosovo peaked at 55.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2004.
Kosovo ranks 7th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Travel services in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17.3% | — |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +43.1% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 39.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | +18.6% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 55.4% | +17.2% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 55.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.9%, 2.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 55.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 2.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 17.3% | 27.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 26.0% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 34.2% | 55.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 64.2% compare
- 5 Ukraine 56.5% compare
- 6 Lebanon 55.7% compare
- 7 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 55.4% compare
- 9 Curaçao 52.3% compare
- 10 Russian Federation 52.0% 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$), per capita 961.48 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 15.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1217 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1188 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Kosovo?
- Travel services in Kosovo was 55.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2004.
- How does Kosovo rank for travel services?
- Kosovo ranks 7th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. 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 Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.