Deposit interest rate in Kosovo
Kosovo: Deposit interest rate was 1.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Deposit interest rate in Kosovo, 2004–2018
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 1.3% for deposit interest rate in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.5% on the previous year and down 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit interest rate in Kosovo peaked at 4.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.
Kosovo ranks 125th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 3.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 123 Croatia 1.4% compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 1.3% compare
- 126 Cambodia 1.3% compare
- 127 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.2% compare
- 128 Saint Lucia 1.2% compare
More financial sector data for Kosovo
- Domestic credit to private sector 65.6% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 5.61 billion current LCU (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.82 (2025)
- Net foreign assets 2.40 billion current LCU (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 59.9% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 55.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.3% (2025)
- Broad money 59.6% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -18,380 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit interest rate in Kosovo?
- Deposit interest rate in Kosovo was 1.3% in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit interest rate recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest deposit interest rate recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- How does Kosovo rank for deposit interest rate?
- Kosovo ranks 125th out of 152 countries with data for 2018.
- Is deposit interest rate rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.