Kosovo's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) was US$79.41 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1,526% from −US$5.57 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$79.41 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$17.17 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$5.57 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$160.89 million | 2020 |
| Lowest | −US$207.74 million | 2009 |
| Average since 2015 | US$49.24 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$207.74 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Kosovo's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) rose US$41.27 million on 2023 (from US$38.14 million to US$79.41 million).
Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2023), the average change was +US$17.56 million and a typical year strayed about US$67.55 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 US$193.47 million in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was US$47.75 million in 2023. 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$11.91 million a year. A straight line explains 39% 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 66th highest value of the 118 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$79.41 million | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$30.72 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Kosovo in the 2024 ranking
- Lao PDR — 63rd of 118: US$90.02 million
- Solomon Islands — 64th of 118: US$86.11 million
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 65th of 118: US$81.26 million
- Mozambique — 67th of 118: US$73.61 million
- Lesotho — 68th of 118: US$51.9 million
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 69th of 118: US$51.27 million
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 16 values
| Year | Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 79,409,000 |
| 2023 | 38,136,000 |
| 2022 | 85,881,000 |
| 2021 | 114,214,000 |
| 2020 | 160,889,000 |
| 2019 | 17,165,000 |
| 2018 | 10,609,000 |
| 2017 | -3,866,000 |
| 2016 | -4,961,000 |
| 2015 | -5,088,000 |
Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — −US$110.25 million (2024)
- Armenia — US$218 million (2024)
- Azerbaijan — −US$457.08 million (2024)
- Belarus — −US$232.53 million (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$167.01 million (2024)
- Bulgaria — US$249.43 million (2022)
- Georgia — US$132.5 million (2024)
- Kazakhstan — US$525.56 million (2024)
- Kyrgyz Republic — US$146.59 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Kosovo
- Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — 35.58% (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) — −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$1.52 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Kosovo's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$)?
- US$79.41 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2009?
- It is up 138.23% from −US$207.74 million in 2009. The highest value was US$160.89 million in 2020 and the lowest −US$207.74 million in 2009.
- How does Kosovo rank?
- 66th highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) unusual for Kosovo?
- In 2024, Kosovo's net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) rose US$41.27 million on 2023 (from US$38.14 million to US$79.41 million). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2023), the average change was +US$17.56 million and a typical year strayed about US$67.55 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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.NFL.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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