Kosovo - Economy
How is the economy of Kosovo? Based on the information we have, Kosovo has a small-but-growing European economy; non-EU member but unilateral euro user; very high unemployment, especially youth; vulnerable reliance on diaspora tourism services, curtailed by COVID-19 disruptions; unclear public loan portfolio health. Key agricultural products in this country include: wheat, corn, berries, potatoes, peppers, fruit; dairy, livestock; fish.
More about the economy of Kosovo
| Labor force | 500,300 (2017 est.) |
|---|---|
| Industrial production growth rate | 2.09% (2022 est.) |
| Industries | mineral mining, construction materials, base metals, leather, machinery, appliances, foodstuffs and beverages, textiles |
| Population below poverty line | 17.6% (2015 est.) |
| Taxes and other revenues | 29% (of GDP) (2017 est.) |
| Fiscal year | |
| Exchange rates | |
| Currency | euros (EUR) per US dollar - |
| Exchange rates 2022 | 0.951 (2022 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2021 | 0.845 (2021 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2020 | 0.877 (2020 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2019 | 0.893 (2019 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2018 | 0.847 (2018 est.) |
| Debt - external | |
| Debt - external 2019 | $2.388 billion (2019 est.) |
| Debt - external 2018 | $2.409 billion (2018 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022 | $1.248 billion (2022 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 | $1.244 billion (2021 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020 | $1.095 billion (2020 est.) |
| Current account balance | |
| Current account balance 2022 | -$983.283 million (2022 est.) |
| Current account balance 2021 | -$818.351 million (2021 est.) |
| Current account balance 2020 | -$541.106 million (2020 est.) |
| Public debt | |
| Public debt 2017 | 21.2% of GDP (2017 est.) |
| Public debt 2016 | 19.4% of GDP (2016 est.) |
| Budget | |
| Revenues | $1.951 billion (2020 est.) |
| Expenditures | $2.547 billion (2020 est.) |
| Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | -2.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.) |
| Remittances | |
| Remittances 2022 | 17.14% of GDP (2022 est.) |
| Remittances 2021 | 18.01% of GDP (2021 est.) |
| Remittances 2020 | 18.61% of GDP (2020 est.) |
| Household income | |
| Lowest 10% | 3.8% |
| Highest 10% | 24.6% (2017 est.) |
| Imports | |
| Imports 2022 | $6.661 billion (2022 est.) |
| Imports 2021 | $6.128 billion (2021 est.) |
| Imports 2020 | $4.187 billion (2020 est.) |
| Imports (partners) | Germany 13%, Turkey 13%, China 10%, Serbia 7%, Italy 6% (2021) |
| Comodities Imports force | refined petroleum, cars, iron rods, electricity, cigars, packaged medicines (2021) |
| Exports | |
| Imports 2022 | $6.661 billion (2022 est.) |
| Imports 2021 | $6.128 billion (2021 est.) |
| Imports 2020 | $4.187 billion (2020 est.) |
| Exports (partners) | United States 16%, Albania 15%, North Macedonia 12%, Germany 8%, Italy 8% (2021) |
| Comodities Exports force | mattress materials, iron alloys, metal piping, scrap iron, building plastics, mineral water, seating (2021) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) | |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 | $22.333 billion (2022 est.) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 | $21.226 billion (2021 est.) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020 | $19.166 billion (2020 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate) | $9.409 billion (2022 est.) |
| Real GDP Per capita | |
| Real GDP per capita 2022 | $12,700 (2022 est.) |
| Real GDP per capita 2021 | $11,900 (2021 est.) |
| Real GDP per capita 2020 | $10,700 (2020 est.) |
| GDP - composition, by sector of origin | |
| Agriculture | 11.9% (2017 est.) |
| Industry | 17.7% (2017 est.) |
| Services | 70.4% (2017 est.) |
| GDP - composition, by end use | |
| Household consumption | 84.3% (2017 est.) |
| Government consumption | 13.6% (2017 est.) |
| Investment in fixed capital | 29% (2017 est.) |
| Investment in inventories | 0% (2016 est.) |
| Exports of goods and services | 27% (2017 est.) |
| Imports of goods and services | -53.8% (2017 est.) |
| Unemployment rate | |
| Unemployment rate 2017 | 30.5% (2017 est.) |
| Unemployment rate 2016 | 27.5% (2016 est.) |
| Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) | |
| Total | 48.8% (2020 est.) |
| Male | 44.9% |
| Female | 57.3% |
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