External debt stocks, long-term in Kosovo
Kosovo: External debt stocks, long-term was 2.57 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, long-term in Kosovo, 2007–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt stocks, long-term in Kosovo stood at 2.57 billion DOD, current US$. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 104.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term in Kosovo peaked at 2.57 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 306.58 million DOD, current US$, in 2007.
Kosovo ranks 92nd of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
External debt stocks, long-term in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 306.58 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 430.35 million DOD, current US$ | +40.4% |
| 2009 | 817.78 million DOD, current US$ | +90.0% |
| 2010 | 886.41 million DOD, current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 1.13 billion DOD, current US$ | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 1.12 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 1.26 billion DOD, current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.26 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.27 billion DOD, current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 1.36 billion DOD, current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 1.91 billion DOD, current US$ | +40.8% |
| 2021 | 1.98 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.18 billion DOD, current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 2.52 billion DOD, current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 2.57 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.9% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 2.57 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.82 billion DOD, current US$, 20% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 2.57 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.85 billion DOD, current US$, 22% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, long-term in Kosovo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +90.0% | 430.35 million DOD, current US$ | 817.78 million DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 518.24 million DOD, current US$ | 306.58 million DOD, current US$ | 817.78 million DOD, current US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.23 billion DOD, current US$ | 886.41 million DOD, current US$ | 1.40 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.23 billion DOD, current US$ | 1.91 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.57 billion DOD, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 89 Turkmenistan 2.90 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 90 Djibouti 2.84 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 91 Fiji 2.61 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 92 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 2.57 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 94 Chad 2.44 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 95 Botswana 1.85 billion DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Kosovo
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -4.03 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -2.53 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.4% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 18.51 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 11.61 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0017 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -12.46 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.9% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -41.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, long-term in Kosovo?
- External debt stocks, long-term in Kosovo was 2.57 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 billion DOD, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 306.58 million DOD, current US$ in 2007.
- How does Kosovo rank for external debt stocks, long-term?
- Kosovo ranks 92nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, long-term rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.