Kosovo: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Kosovo's computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) fell 2.69 percentage points on 2024 (from 21.98% to 19.29%).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2024), the average change was +0.15 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.62 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 21.22 percentage points in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.27 percentage points in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.03 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 54% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Kosovo had the 95th highest value of the 134 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 2025 ranking

• Seychelles — 91st of 134: 20.96%
• Albania — 92nd of 134: 20.59%
• Georgia — 93rd of 134: 19.53%
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 95th of 134: 19.12%
• Samoa — 96th of 134: 18.67%
• São Tomé and Principe — 97th of 134: 18.4%

What this measures

Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.

Limitations: Balance of payments statistics, the main source of information on international trade in services, have many weaknesses. Disaggregation of important components may be limited and varies considerably across countries. There are inconsistencies in the methods used to report items. And the recording of major flows as net items is common (for example, insurance transactions are often recorded as premiums less claims). These factors contribute to a downward bias in the value of the service trade reported in the balance of payments. Efforts are being made to improve the coverage, quality, and consistency of these data.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 22 values

Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) in nearby economies

• Albania — 20.59% (2025)
• Armenia — 32.63% (2025)
• Austria — 45.59% (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 31.18% (2025)
• Belarus — 52.52% (2021)
• Belgium — 64.73% (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 29.7% (2025)
• Bulgaria — 51.93% (2025)

More private sector & trade data for Kosovo

• Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) — 6.16% (2025)
• Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 17.97% (2025)
• Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$2.18 billion (2025)
• Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 20% (2025)
• Travel services (% of commercial service imports) — 55.87% (2025)
• Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) — 0.57% (2025)
• Commercial service exports (current US$) — US$4.87 billion (2025)
• Transport services (% of commercial service exports) — 4.47% (2025)
• Travel services (% of commercial service exports)

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Questions people ask

What is Kosovo's computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports)?

19.29% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is up 0.24 percentage points from 19.04% in 2004. The highest value was 35.86% in 2007 and the lowest 11.47% in 2017.

How does Kosovo rank?

95th highest of 134 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) unusual for Kosovo?

In 2025, Kosovo's computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) fell 2.69 percentage points on 2024 (from 21.98% to 19.29%). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2024), the average change was +0.15 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.62 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 TX.VAL.OTHR.ZS.WT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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