Kosovo economy at a glance
The Kosovo economy at a glance provides key information about current economic activity in Kosovo. It contains key figures on developments in economic activity, including: gross domestic product, prices, labor market, external sector, exchange rate, interest rate, loans, government finance, and population.
| Annual Data | Quarterly data | |||||||||
| 2016 | 2017 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||||
| Year | Year | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | in SDMX (*) | |||
| Gross domestic product (1) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal GDP | Million EUR | 6,070.1 | 6,413.9 | 1,784.7 | 1,298.9 | 1,674.6 | 1,820,0 | KAS | ||
| Real GDP | Million EUR | 6,043.3 | 6,326.6 | 1,778.0 | 1.291.3 | 1.664.5 | 1,846.0 | KAS | ||
| GDP Real growth rate | Percentage | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | KAS | ||
| Prices (1) | Consumer prices (HICP) | Percentage | 0.3 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | KAS | |
| Producer price index | Percentage | -0.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | KAS | ||
| Import prices index | Percentage | -2.5 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | KAS | ||
| Labour market (1) | ||||||||||
| Employment (ages 15-64) | Thousands | 332.0 | 357.0 | 366 | 357 | 342 | 342 | 351 | KAS | |
| Unemployment (ages 15-64) | Thousands | 126 | 157 | 158 | 157 | 123 | 143 | 154 | KAS | |
| Inactive persons (ages 15-64) | Thousands | 727 | 686 | 679 | 684 | 722 | 715 | 693 | KAS | |
| External sector | ||||||||||
| Current account balance | Million EUR | -481.4 | -383.2 | 232.3 | -194.8 | -156.8 | -267.2 | 115.8 | CBK | |
| Exports of goods and services | Million EUR | 1,438.5 | 1,708.2 | 874.4 | 294.6 | 270.1 | 335.9 | 849.6 | CBK | |
| Imports of goods and services | Million EUR | 3,090.6 | 3,378.9 | 959.1 | 899.7 | 731.4 | 970.2 | 1059.8 | CBK | |
| Remittances (inflows) | Million EUR | 691.0 | 759.2 | 194.1 | 205.2 | 170.4 | 214.2 | 203.4 | CBK | |
| Direct investments in Kosovo | Million EUR | 220.0 | 255.4 | 63.8 | 42.3 | 30.6 | 49.4 | 89.9 | CBK | |
| Exchange rate (2) | ||||||||||
| Exchange rate EUR vs. USD | Average | 1.1069 | 1.1297 | 1.1746 | 1.1774 | 1.2292 | 1.1915 | 1.1942 | ECB | |
| Euribor (4) (5) | ||||||||||
| Three-month funds | Percentage | -0.265 | -0.339 | -0.330 | -0.329 | -0.328 | -0.325 | -0.319 | EMMI | |
| Interest rates | ||||||||||
| Interest rates on new loans | Percentage | 7.50 | 6.80 | 6.60 | 6.80 | 6.90 | 6.7 | 6.9 | CBK | |
| Loans to non-financial corporations | Percentage | 7.00 | 6.40 | 6.00 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | CBK | |
| Loans to households (3) | Percentage | 8.00 | 7.03 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | CBK | |
| Bank loans | ||||||||||
| Bank loans to the domestic sector | Million EUR | 2,230.0 | 2,485.5 | 2,394.4 | 2,475.0 | 2,522.7 | 2,648.8 | 2,670.5 | CBK | |
| Loans to non-financial corporations | Million EUR | 1,420.8 | 1,577.2 | 1,519.6 | 1,577.2 | 1,605.5 | 1,690.4 | 1,697.3 | CBK | |
| Loans to households (3) | Million EUR | 796.5 | 897.8 | 874.8 | 897.8 | 917.2 | 958.4 | 973.2 | CBK | |
| General government (6) | ||||||||||
| Revenue (including loans) | Million EUR | 1,767.1 | 1,912.5 | 476.0 | 436.0 | 368.0 | 446.6 | 499.7 | MF | |
| Expense (including repayment of loans) | Million EUR | 1,551.0 | 1,658.0 | 422.0 | 549.2 | 407.0 | 437.5 | 467.4 | MF | |
| Debt stock value | Million EUR | 852.7 | 996.4 | 965.4 | 996.4 | 1,028.5 | 1,035.1 | 1,080.1 | MF | |
| Debt as % of GDP | Percentage | 14.6 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.9 | MF | |
| Stock of government securities | Million EUR | 479.0 | 574.3 | 539.4 | 574.3 | 612.5 | 616.8 | 663.5 | MF | |
| Population (7) | ||||||||||
| Kosovo population | Thousands | 1,783.5 | 1,798.5 | 1,794.8 | 1,798.5 | 1,790.8 | 1,790.8 | 1,790.8 | KAS | |
(1) Source of data: Ministry of Finance. (2) Source: ECB. Averages based on daily euro foreign exchange reference rate.(3) Including non-profit organisations serving households. (4) Averages. (5) Source: Reuters. (6) Source: Ministry of Finance. (7) The latest figures are provisional.
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