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Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Kosovo: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 3.9% (2025), 66th of 180 in the world and 22nd of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 2.8% (2025), 123rd of 209 in the world and 39th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Lending rate is 6.7% (2018), 89th of 136 in the world and 14th of 24 in Europe & Central Asia.
Inflation
KosovoEurope & Central AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
KosovoEurope & Central AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
10 indicators
Prices & public finance: Kosovo in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 3.9%2025 | 66/180 | 22/49 | · | 3.5% | 0.2% | +4.4 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 2.8%2025 | 123/209 | 39/56 | · | 6.4% | 1.4% | +2.2 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 6.7%2018 | 89/136 | 14/24 | · | 14.4% | 6.7%2018 | −8.2 ppsince 2008 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 5.1%2018 | 66/136 | 8/24 | · | 7.5% | 5.1%2018 | — | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 0.892025 | 175/210 | 29/57 | 1.062002 | 0.75 | 0.88 | −1.6%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 38.6%2024 | 72/119 | 16/20 | · | 31.3% | 39.1% | +9.5 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 65.6%2025 | 44/169 | 18/48 | · | 38.7% | 51.6% | +28.3 ppsince 2015 | 82.1% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 59.6%2024 | 76/146 | 14/28 | · | 43.3% | 58.2% | +16.6 ppsince 2014 | — | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 1.82025 | 135/165 | 36/49 | · | 2.9 | 3.0 | −33%since 2015 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.85%2025 | 74/156 | 33/47 | · | 0.72% | 1.02% | +1.1 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 1.87% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+4.4 pp3.9% in 2025
- External debt+9.5 pp38.6% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports−33%1.8 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Kosovo and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Kosovo. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Kosovo | Serbia | Albania | North Macedonia | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.9%2025 | 3.9%2025 | 2.1%2025 | 4.1%2025 | 3.9%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 2.8%2025 | 4.5%2025 | 1.4%2025 | 4.6%2025 | 4.0%2025 |
| Lending rate | 6.7%2018 | 4.8%2010 | 6.4%2024 | 5.4%2025 | 6.3%2025 |
| Real interest rate | 5.1%2018 | -0.2%2010 | 4.0%2024 | 0.8%2025 | 2.2%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 0.892025 | 103.982025 | 86.802025 | 54.652025 | 0.892025 |
| External debt | 38.6%2024 | 62.2%2024 | 39.7%2024 | 81.2%2024 | 108.6%2024 |
| Private credit | 65.6%2025 | 35.4%2025 | 36.4%2025 | 56.3%2025 | 45.3%2024 |
| Broad money | 59.6%2024 | 53.0%2024 | 70.9%2024 | 60.5%2024 | 58.4%2025 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 1.82025 | 6.22025 | 7.22025 | 4.62025 | 3.92025 |