Kosovo: Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Kosovo's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) fell 9.4% on 2024 (from 245.99 million to 222.94 million).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was +9.5% and a typical year strayed about 38.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 72.2% in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 62.3% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 14.83 million a year. A straight line explains 71% 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 2025, Kosovo had the 30th highest value of the 156 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 2025 ranking

• Haiti — 26th of 156: 854.56 million
• Brunei Darussalam — 27th of 156: 636.15 million
• Kiribati — 28th of 156: 295.14 million
• Naoero — 30th of 156: 115 million
• Tonga — 31st of 156: 105.72 million
• Montenegro — 32nd of 156: 62.9 million

What this measures

Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). 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 18 values

Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Albania — -5.05 billion (2025)
• Armenia — -336.98 billion (2025)
• Austria — -953.6 million (2024)
• Azerbaijan — -3.38 billion (2025)
• Belarus — -3.39 billion (2025)
• Belgium — 10.13 billion (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 324,300 (2025)
• Bulgaria — -5.95 billion (2025)
• Croatia — -980.39 million (2025)

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Kosovo's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU)?

222.94 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2008?

It is up 35.95% from 163.99 million in 2008 (1.82% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 245.99 million in 2024 and the lowest 61.8 million in 2009.

How does Kosovo rank?

30th highest of 156 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) unusual for Kosovo?

In 2025, Kosovo's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) fell 9.4% on 2024 (from 245.99 million to 222.94 million). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was +9.5% and a typical year strayed about 38.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 NY.GSR.NFCY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, 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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