Kosovo: Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Kosovo's gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) rose 0.16 percentage points on 2023 (from 31.48% to 31.65%).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was +0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.39 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 3.17 percentage points in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.66 percentage points in 2014. 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 0.42 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 58% 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 6th highest value of the 38 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

• China — 2nd of 38: 39.65%
• Palau — 3rd of 38: 35.84%
• Maldives — 4th of 38: 34.84%
• Panama — 6th of 38: 31.4%
• Tajikistan — 7th of 38: 30.24%
• Kiribati — 8th of 38: 29.04%

What this measures

Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

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

All 17 values

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Albania — 24.27% (2025)
• Armenia — 21.42% (2025)
• Austria — 23.53% (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 16.29% (2025)
• Belarus — 25.08% (2025)
• Belgium — 23.89% (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 24.37% (2024)
• Bulgaria — 20.13% (2025)
• Croatia — 25.73% (2025)
• Cyprus — 20.03% (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 gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)?

31.65% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2008?

It is up 1.88 percentage points from 29.76% in 2008. The highest value was 32.88% in 2021 and the lowest 27.5% in 2014.

How does Kosovo rank?

6th highest of 38 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) unusual for Kosovo?

In 2024, Kosovo's gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) rose 0.16 percentage points on 2023 (from 31.48% to 31.65%). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2023), the average change was +0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.39 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 NE.GDI.FTOT.ZS, 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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