Kosovo's primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) was US$663.53 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 169.64% from US$246.08 million in 2015 (10.43% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$663.53 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$331.3 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$246.08 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$663.53 million | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$197 million | 2004 |
| Average since 2016 | US$392.56 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$197 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Kosovo's primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 15% on 2024 (from US$576.93 million to US$663.53 million).
Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2024), the average change was +6.7% and a typical year strayed about 16.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 39% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 25.6% 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 US$44.17 million a year. A straight line explains 88% 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 97th highest value of the 136 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$663.53 million | 2025 |
| World | US$7.44 trillion | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | US$3.8 trillion | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | US$557.76 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Kosovo in the 2025 ranking
- Venezuela, RB — 94th of 136: US$695 million
- Lesotho — 95th of 136: US$686.31 million
- Cambodia — 96th of 136: US$681.05 million
- Honduras — 98th of 136: US$650.26 million
- Montenegro — 99th of 136: US$598.79 million
- Jamaica — 100th of 136: US$592.29 million
What this measures
Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 22 values
| Year | Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 663,525,033 |
| 2024 | 576,931,290 |
| 2023 | 514,945,446 |
| 2022 | 371,550,609 |
| 2021 | 349,484,342 |
| 2020 | 331,302,925 |
| 2019 | 310,793,651 |
| 2018 | 311,275,691 |
| 2017 | 260,263,537 |
| 2016 | 235,511,225 |
| 2015 |
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$1.2 billion (2025)
- Armenia — US$810.59 million (2025)
- Austria — US$51.5 billion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — US$2.9 billion (2025)
- Belarus — US$3.08 billion (2025)
- Belgium — US$115.04 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$1.38 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — US$3.31 billion (2025)
- Croatia — US$7.02 billion (2025)
- Cyprus — US$23.94 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Kosovo
- Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — 35.58% (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) — −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$1.52 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Kosovo's primary income receipts (BoP, current US$)?
- US$663.53 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2004?
- It is up 236.82% from US$197 million in 2004 (5.95% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$663.53 million in 2025 and the lowest US$197 million in 2004.
- How does Kosovo rank?
- 97th highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for Kosovo?
- In 2025, Kosovo's primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 15% on 2024 (from US$576.93 million to US$663.53 million). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2024), the average change was +6.7% and a typical year strayed about 16.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 BX.GSR.FCTY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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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