Kosovo's net domestic credit (current LCU) was 5.61 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 288.06% from 1.45 billion in 2014 (14.52% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5.61 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 2.9 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.45 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | 5.61 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | -172.09 million | 2002 |
| Average since 2015 | 3.3 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | -44.42 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Kosovo's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 829.03 million on 2023 (from 4.78 billion to 5.61 billion).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was +219.32 million and a typical year strayed about 184.98 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 829.03 million in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 127.67 million in 2002. 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 419.03 million a year. A straight line explains 97% 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.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 6.2 billion for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 829.3 million, against 1.17 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2024, Kosovo had the 38th highest value of the 40 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
- Cyprus — 34th of 40: 24.91 billion
- Latvia — 35th of 40: 16.04 billion
- Bahamas, The — 36th of 40: 10.95 billion
- Lesotho — 38th of 40: 3.67 billion
- Montenegro — 39th of 40: 3.65 billion
- Liberia — 40th of 40: 1.6 billion
What this measures
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. 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 24 values
| Year | Net domestic credit (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,609,689,174 |
| 2023 | 4,780,656,705 |
| 2022 | 4,255,534,320 |
| 2021 | 3,712,303,500 |
| 2020 | 3,286,542,205 |
| 2019 | 2,896,819,812 |
| 2018 | 2,575,328,305 |
| 2017 | 2,251,627,693 |
| 2016 | 1,975,339,722 |
| 2015 | 1,644,985,472 |
| 2014 |
Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — 1.46 trillion (2025)
- Armenia — 9.58 trillion (2025)
- Austria — 587.58 billion (2024)
- Azerbaijan — 36.87 billion (2025)
- Belarus — 60.23 billion (2021)
- Belgium — 762.57 billion (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 29.62 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — 58.79 billion (2024)
- Croatia — 49.55 billion (2024)
- Cyprus — 24.91 billion (2024)
- Czechia
More financial sector data for Kosovo
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) — 8.84% (2024)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 2.4 billion (2024)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 6.17 billion (2024)
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 151.11 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$0.89 (2025)
- Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) — -1.23% (2024)
- Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (annual growth as % of broad money) — 16.34% (2024)
- Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) — 15.85% (2024)
- Broad money (annual % growth) — 12.39% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Kosovo's net domestic credit (current LCU)?
- 5.61 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2001?
- It is up 12,729% from -44.42 million in 2001. The highest value was 5.61 billion in 2024 and the lowest -172.09 million in 2002.
- How does Kosovo rank?
- 38th highest of 40 economies with data for 2024.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics 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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