Kosovo: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Kosovo's debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) rose 42.5% on 2023 (from US$264.46 million to US$376.95 million).

Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2023), the average change was +96% and a typical year strayed about 361.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 1,722.6% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 63.8% in 2010. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$19.45 million a year. A straight line explains 53% 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 2024, Kosovo had the 83rd highest value of the 120 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

• Rwanda — 80th of 120: US$430.15 million
• Mauritania — 81st of 120: US$412.82 million
• Niger — 82nd of 120: US$380.82 million
• Mali — 84th of 120: US$368.95 million
• Chad — 85th of 120: US$365.92 million
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 86th of 120: US$362.02 million

What this measures

Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

All 26 values

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) in nearby economies

• Albania — US$871.91 million (2024)
• Armenia — US$1.82 billion (2024)
• Azerbaijan — US$4.18 billion (2024)
• Belarus — US$5.34 billion (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$1.46 billion (2024)
• Bulgaria — US$7.32 billion (2024)
• Georgia — US$4.81 billion (2024)
• Kazakhstan — US$46.33 billion (2024)
• Kyrgyz Republic — US$817.34 million (2024)

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$1.56 billion (2024)
• IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$) — US$37.92 million (2024)
• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$1.52 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$1.52 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Kosovo's debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$)?

US$376.95 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is up 12,798% from US$2.92 million in 1999 (21.46% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$410.91 million in 2021 and the lowest US$1.22 million in 2003.

How does Kosovo rank?

83rd highest of 120 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) unusual for Kosovo?

In 2024, Kosovo's debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) rose 42.5% on 2023 (from US$264.46 million to US$376.95 million). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2023), the average change was +96% and a typical year strayed about 361.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 DT.TDS.DECT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, 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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