Real interest rate in Kosovo
Kosovo: Real interest rate was 5.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Real interest rate in Kosovo, 2009–2018
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real interest rate in Kosovo is 5.1%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Kosovo peaked at 17.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2018.
Kosovo ranks 68th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 5.1% | 11.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
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)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.3% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 55.7% (2024)
- 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 real interest rate in Kosovo?
- Real interest rate in Kosovo was 5.1% in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2018.
- How does Kosovo rank for real interest rate?
- Kosovo ranks 68th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. 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 Real interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.