Kosovo's merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) was 42.9% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.87 percentage points from 42.03% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 42.9% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 48.85% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 42.03% | 2013 |
| Highest | 61.85% | 2016 |
| Lowest | 22.19% | 2009 |
| Average since 2014 | 46.46% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 22.19% | 2008 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Kosovo's merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) rose 2.92 percentage points on 2022 (from 39.97% to 42.9%).
Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2022), the average change was +1.27 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.41 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 18.49 percentage points in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.07 percentage points in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 19% 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 2023, Kosovo had the 5th highest value of the 188 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 42.9% | 2023 |
| World | 3.19% | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 5.27% | 2023 |
| Upper middle income | 3.17% | 2023 |
Closest to Kosovo in the 2023 ranking
- Georgia — 2nd of 188: 61.99%
- Montenegro — 3rd of 188: 51.62%
- Tajikistan — 4th of 188: 45.07%
- Uzbekistan — 6th of 188: 36.37%
- Sierra Leone — 7th of 188: 34.3%
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 8th of 188: 29.26%
What this measures
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 16 values
| Year | Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 42.9 |
| 2022 | 39.97 |
| 2021 | 40.66 |
| 2020 | 46.88 |
| 2019 | 45.54 |
| 2018 | 48.85 |
| 2017 | 50.78 |
| 2016 | 61.85 |
| 2015 | 43.36 |
| 2014 | 43.82 |
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in nearby economies
- Albania — 19.52% (2023)
- Armenia — 4.72% (2023)
- Austria — 2.74% (2023)
- Azerbaijan — 19.4% (2023)
- Belarus — 7.95% (2023)
- Belgium — 1.9% (2023)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
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$2.18 billion (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 20% (2025)
- Travel services (% of commercial service imports) — 55.87% (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) — 0.57% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) — 19.29% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$) — US$4.87 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Kosovo's merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports)?
- 42.9% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2008?
- It is up 20.7 percentage points from 22.19% in 2008. The highest value was 61.85% in 2016 and the lowest 22.19% in 2009.
- How does Kosovo rank?
- 5th highest of 188 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) unusual for Kosovo?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TX.VAL.MRCH.R2.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, 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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