Kosovo's changes in inventories (current LCU) was 240.1 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1,221% from 18.17 million in 2014 (29.45% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 240.1 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 248.06 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 18.17 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 332.68 million | 2016 |
| Lowest | 18.17 million | 2014 |
| Average since 2015 | 252.65 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 266 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Kosovo's changes in inventories (current LCU) rose 0.6% on 2023 (from 238.63 million to 240.1 million).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was +44.7% and a typical year strayed about 163.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 576.3% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 74.4% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Kosovo had the 21st highest value of the 39 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Kosovo in the 2024 ranking
- Sierra Leone — 18th of 39: 1.42 billion
- Bhutan — 19th of 39: 960.06 million
- Vanuatu — 20th of 39: 360 million
- Bahamas, The — 22nd of 39: 163.2 million
- Fiji — 23rd of 39: 105.5 million
- Timor-Leste — 24th of 39: 57.83 million
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.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.
All 17 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 240,103,000 |
| 2023 | 238,625,000 |
| 2022 | 242,661,000 |
| 2021 | 244,343,000 |
| 2020 | 250,545,000 |
| 2019 | 248,064,000 |
| 2018 | 305,774,000 |
| 2017 | 300,859,000 |
| 2016 | 332,678,000 |
| 2015 | 122,873,000 |
| 2014 |
Changes in inventories (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — 15.01 billion (2024)
- Armenia — 316.33 billion (2025)
- Austria — 679.52 million (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 3.35 billion (2025)
- Belarus — 5.85 billion (2025)
- Belgium — 11.89 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 1.61 billion (2024)
- Bulgaria — 1.84 billion (2025)
- Croatia — -1.07 billion (2025)
- Cyprus — -282.7 million (2025)
- Czechia
More economic policy & debt data for Kosovo
- Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — 35.58% (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) — −US$4.03 million (2024)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$28.35 million (2021)
- External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) — US$4.4 billion (2024)
- Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) — US$259.61 million (2024)
- External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) — US$1.56 billion (2024)
- Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) — US$376.95 million (2024)
- IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) — US$37.92 million (2024)
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$1.52 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Kosovo's changes in inventories (current LCU)?
- 240.1 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2008?
- It is down 9.74% from 266 million in 2008 (0.64% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 332.68 million in 2016 and the lowest 18.17 million in 2014.
- How does Kosovo rank?
- 21st highest of 39 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (current LCU) unusual for Kosovo?
- In 2024, Kosovo's changes in inventories (current LCU) rose 0.6% on 2023 (from 238.63 million to 240.1 million). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was +44.7% and a typical year strayed about 163.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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