Primary income payments in Kosovo

Kosovo: Primary income payments was 417.77 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
417.77 million BoP, current US$
Change on year
up 34.2%
World rank
144th
of 199 countries
All-time high
417.77 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
All-time low
25.02 million BoP, current US$
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Primary income payments in Kosovo, 2004–2025

0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M2004201420252004: 25.0M BoP, current US$2005: 39.0M BoP, current US$2006: 36.5M BoP, current US$2007: 72.5M BoP, current US$2008: 101.9M BoP, current US$2009: 170.9M BoP, current US$2010: 157.4M BoP, current US$2011: 178.4M BoP, current US$2012: 97.5M BoP, current US$2013: 140.4M BoP, current US$2014: 135.0M BoP, current US$2015: 143.2M BoP, current US$2016: 153.7M BoP, current US$2017: 113.0M BoP, current US$2018: 177.4M BoP, current US$2019: 130.6M BoP, current US$2020: 145.5M BoP, current US$2021: 172.7M BoP, current US$2022: 244.8M BoP, current US$2023: 300.0M BoP, current US$2024: 311.2M BoP, current US$2025: 417.8M BoP, current US$

Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.

Analysis

Kosovo recorded 417.77 million BoP, current US$ for primary income payments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 34.2% on the previous year and up 191.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary income payments in Kosovo peaked at 417.77 million BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.02 million BoP, current US$, in 2004.

That places Kosovo 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.31 million BoP, current US$ 25.02 million BoP, current US$ 170.90 million BoP, current US$ 6
2010s 142.65 million BoP, current US$ 97.51 million BoP, current US$ 178.37 million BoP, current US$ 10
2020s 265.33 million BoP, current US$ 145.47 million BoP, current US$ 417.77 million BoP, current US$ 6

Countries ranked near Kosovo

  1. 141 Andorra 466.88 million BoP, current US$ compare
  2. 142 Aruba 459.70 million BoP, current US$ compare
  3. 143 Liberia 424.35 million BoP, current US$ compare
  4. 145 Tajikistan 404.86 million BoP, current US$ compare
  5. 146 Suriname 390.70 million BoP, current US$ compare
  6. 147 Yemen 380.87 million BoP, current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary income payments in Kosovo?
Primary income payments in Kosovo was 417.77 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest primary income payments recorded in Kosovo?
The highest recorded value was 417.77 million BoP, current US$ in 2025.
What is the lowest primary income payments recorded in Kosovo?
The lowest recorded value was 25.02 million BoP, current US$ in 2004.
How does Kosovo rank for primary income payments?
Kosovo ranks 144th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary income payments rising or falling in Kosovo?
Over the last ten years it is up 191.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.