Kosovo — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Kosovo, 2003–2025.
Inflation for Kosovo was 3.86% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 23 years, from 2003 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.58% in 2022. The lowest was -2.41% in 2009 (about -1.6× the low point).
Kosovo ranks 69 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 37%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.75%, so Kosovo sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 67% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 819%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 22 of 49 economies; Poland (3.81%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1592% in 2021. That is 39% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 163rd of 173 in 2003 → 89th of 186 in 2010 → 141st of 178 in 2020 → 60th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 2003 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.86% | +2.2 pp |
| 2024 | 1.62% | -3.3 pp |
| 2023 | 4.94% | -6.6 pp |
| 2022 | 11.58% | +8.2 pp |
| 2021 | 3.35% | +3.2 pp |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -2.5 pp |
| 2019 | 2.68% | +1.6 pp |
| 2018 | 1.05% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 1.49% | +1.2 pp |
| 2016 | 0.27% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | -0.54% | -1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.43% | -1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 1.77% | -0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 2.48% | -4.9 pp |
| 2011 | 7.34% | +3.9 pp |
| 2010 | 3.48% | +5.9 pp |
| 2009 | -2.41% | -11.8 pp |
| 2008 | 9.35% | +5.0 pp |
| 2007 | 4.36% | +3.7 pp |
| 2006 | 0.62% | +2.0 pp |
| 2005 | -1.39% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | -1.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | -1.08% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kosovo’s Inflation in 2004?
-1.06% (2004). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 2003 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +455.8% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 3.86%; 2024: 1.62%; 2023: 4.94%; 2022: 11.58%; 2021: 3.35%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.