External balance on goods and services in Kosovo
Kosovo: External balance on goods and services was -3.34 billion current LCU in 2025. ▼ Falling
External balance on goods and services in Kosovo, 2008–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external balance on goods and services in Kosovo is -3.34 billion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 102.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Kosovo peaked at -1.42 billion current LCU in 2009 and was at its lowest, -3.34 billion current LCU, in 2025.
Kosovo ranks 99th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.46 billion current LCU | -1.50 billion current LCU | -1.42 billion current LCU | 2 |
| 2010s | -1.66 billion current LCU | -1.91 billion current LCU | -1.48 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.85 billion current LCU | -3.34 billion current LCU | -2.18 billion current LCU | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Kosovo
- Gross national expenditure 14.36 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 10.55 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 9.31 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 2.75 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 95.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 3.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 16.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 4.85 billion current LCU (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 5.47 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Kosovo?
- External balance on goods and services in Kosovo was -3.34 billion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was -1.42 billion current LCU in 2009.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.34 billion current LCU in 2025.
- How does Kosovo rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Kosovo ranks 99th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 External balance on goods and services (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.