Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Kosovo
Kosovo: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 0.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Kosovo, 2009–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Kosovo is 0.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Kosovo peaked at 18.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
Kosovo ranks 116th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 18.8% | — |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -90.2% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +44.6% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -32.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -11.4% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 13% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.0%, 19% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -90.2% | 18.8% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 113 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.1% compare
- 114 Zimbabwe 1.1% compare
- 115 Solomon Islands 1.0% compare
- 116 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.9% compare
- 118 Thailand 0.9% compare
- 119 Guyana 0.7% 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -41.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Kosovo?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Kosovo was 0.9% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Kosovo rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Kosovo ranks 116th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.