Kosovo's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) was US$41.63 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 56.04% from US$26.68 million in 2014 (4.55% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$41.63 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$23.97 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$26.68 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$230.28 million | 2009 |
| Lowest | US$21.1 million | 2017 |
| Average since 2015 | US$29.13 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$230.28 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Kosovo's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) rose 4.1% on 2023 (from US$40 million to US$41.63 million).
Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2023), the average change was −2.6% and a typical year strayed about 27.1% 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 23.6% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 88.9% 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$2.67 million a year. A straight line explains 89% 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 97th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | US$41.63 million | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$51.4 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Kosovo in the 2024 ranking
- Djibouti — 94th of 120: US$51.77 million
- Sierra Leone — 95th of 120: US$48.36 million
- Bhutan — 96th of 120: US$46.8 million
- Afghanistan — 98th of 120: US$35.06 million
- Gambia, The — 99th of 120: US$33.6 million
- Liberia — 100th of 120: US$31.95 million
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Debt service payments are the sum of principal repayments and interest payments actually made in the year specified. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 16 values
| Year | Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 41,634,215 |
| 2023 | 40,001,025 |
| 2022 | 39,134,830 |
| 2021 | 33,502,940 |
| 2020 | 27,110,845 |
| 2019 | 23,970,131 |
| 2018 | 22,158,431 |
| 2017 | 21,101,000 |
| 2016 | 21,316,000 |
| 2015 | 21,340,000 |
| 2014 |
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$322.91 million (2024)
- Armenia — US$333.98 million (2024)
- Azerbaijan — US$842.73 million (2024)
- Belarus — US$476.18 million (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$445.18 million (2024)
- Bulgaria — US$334.65 million (2024)
- Georgia — US$556.8 million (2024)
- Kazakhstan — US$1.69 billion (2024)
- Kyrgyz Republic — US$131.98 million (2024)
- Moldova
More economic policy & debt data for Kosovo
- Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — 35.58% (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) — −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$1.52 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Kosovo's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$)?
- US$41.63 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2009?
- It is down 81.92% from US$230.28 million in 2009 (10.78% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$230.28 million in 2009 and the lowest US$21.1 million in 2017.
- How does Kosovo rank?
- 97th highest of 120 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) unusual for Kosovo?
- In 2024, Kosovo's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) rose 4.1% on 2023 (from US$40 million to US$41.63 million). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2023), the average change was −2.6% and a typical year strayed about 27.1% 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.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.MLAT.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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