Kosovo: GDP per capita (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Kosovo's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 498.85 on 2024 (from 6,492 to 6,991).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was +282.97 and a typical year strayed about 258.47 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above 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 739.08 in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 161.74 in 2020. 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 406.57 a year. A straight line explains 90% 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 179th highest value of the 186 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

• Marshall Islands — 176th of 186: 8,489
• Oman — 177th of 186: 7,670
• Ecuador — 178th of 186: 7,125
• El Salvador — 180th of 186: 5,767
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 181st of 186: 4,414
• Kiribati — 182nd of 186: 3,971

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.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 18 values

GDP per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Albania — 1.13 million (2025)
• Andorra — 48,046 (2025)
• Armenia — 3.67 million (2025)
• Austria — 55,691 (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 12,598 (2025)
• Belarus — 31,549 (2025)
• Belgium — 53,762 (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 18,009 (2025)
• Bulgaria — 18,034 (2025)
• Channel Islands — 60,007 (2023)
• Croatia — 23,986 (2025)

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Kosovo's GDP per capita (current LCU)?

6,991 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2008?

It is up 255.87% from 1,964 in 2008 (7.75% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 6,991 in 2025 and the lowest 1,964 in 2008.

How does Kosovo rank?

179th highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (current LCU) unusual for Kosovo?

In 2025, Kosovo's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 498.85 on 2024 (from 6,492 to 6,991). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was +282.97 and a typical year strayed about 258.47 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above 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 NY.GDP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); 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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