Kosovo's net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) was −US$12.46 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 18.02% from −US$15.2 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$12.46 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$12.7 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$15.2 million | 2014 |
| Highest | −US$11.89 million | 2022 |
| Lowest | −US$207.74 million | 2009 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$12.72 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$207.74 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Kosovo's net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) fell US$396,000 on 2023 (from −US$12.06 million to −US$12.46 million).
Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2023), the average change was +US$13.98 million and a typical year strayed about US$51.68 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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 US$193.47 million in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was US$2.33 million in 2011. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% 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 2024, Kosovo had the 50th highest value of the 62 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$12.46 million | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | US$5.92 billion | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$8.4 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Kosovo in the 2024 ranking
- Cabo Verde — 47th of 62: −US$1.74 million
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 48th of 62: −US$3.08 million
- Gabon — 49th of 62: −US$3.4 million
- Mauritius — 51st of 62: −US$18.18 million
- Jamaica — 52nd of 62: −US$21.88 million
- North Macedonia — 53rd of 62: −US$30.68 million
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IBRD is the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the founding and largest member of the World Bank Group. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 16 values
| Year | Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -12,460,000 |
| 2023 | -12,064,000 |
| 2022 | -11,891,000 |
| 2021 | -13,467,000 |
| 2020 | -13,071,000 |
| 2019 | -12,704,000 |
| 2018 | -13,641,000 |
| 2017 | -12,797,000 |
| 2016 | -12,654,000 |
| 2015 | -12,407,000 |
| 2014 |
Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$3.47 million (2024)
- Armenia — US$106.43 million (2024)
- Azerbaijan — −US$141.26 million (2024)
- Belarus — US$0 (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$107.84 million (2024)
- Bulgaria — −US$70.13 million (2022)
- Croatia — US$4.95 million (2016)
- Czechia — US$0 (2016)
- Estonia — US$0 (2016)
- Georgia — US$153.07 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Kosovo
- Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — 35.58% (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) — −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$1.52 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Kosovo's net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$12.46 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2009?
- It is up 94% from −US$207.74 million in 2009. The highest value was −US$11.89 million in 2022 and the lowest −US$207.74 million in 2009.
- How does Kosovo rank?
- 50th highest of 62 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) unusual for Kosovo?
- In 2024, Kosovo's net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) fell US$396,000 on 2023 (from −US$12.06 million to −US$12.46 million). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2023), the average change was +US$13.98 million and a typical year strayed about US$51.68 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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.NFL.MIBR.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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