Kosovo — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Kosovo, 2009–2025.
GDP growth for Kosovo was 3.59% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 17 years, from 2009 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 10.75% in 2021. The lowest was -5.34% in 2020 (about -1.5× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.09% per year.
Kosovo ranks 95 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 45%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Kosovo sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 67% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 39%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 15 of 57 economies; Poland (3.57%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 301% in 2021. That is 15% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2009 level: doubled by 2021.
World ranking. Slipped: 37th of 208 in 2009 → 89th of 209 in 2010 → 126th of 209 in 2020 → 85th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 2009 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.59% | -1.0 pp |
| 2024 | 4.57% | +0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 4.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 4.28% | -6.5 pp |
| 2021 | 10.75% | +16.1 pp |
| 2020 | -5.34% | -10.1 pp |
| 2019 | 4.76% | +1.4 pp |
| 2018 | 3.41% | -1.4 pp |
| 2017 | 4.83% | -0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 5.57% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 5.92% | +2.6 pp |
| 2014 | 3.35% | -2.0 pp |
| 2013 | 5.34% | +3.6 pp |
| 2012 | 1.71% | -4.6 pp |
| 2011 | 6.32% | +1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 4.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 5.03% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kosovo’s GDP growth in 2010?
4.94% (2010). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kosovo’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 2009 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -28.7% in total — about 2.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.59%; 2024: 4.57%; 2023: 4.07%; 2022: 4.28%; 2021: 10.75%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.