Deposit interest rate (%) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Deposit interest rate (%) was 1.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Deposit interest rate in Kosovo, 2004–2018
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 1.3% for deposit interest rate in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.5% on the previous year and down 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit interest rate in Kosovo peaked at 4.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.
Kosovo ranks 125th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Deposit interest rate (%) in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.8% | — |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -67.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +26.5% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.1%, 32% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 1.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.2%, 41% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 3.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 123 Croatia 1.4% compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 1.3% compare
- 125 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.3% compare
- 127 Cambodia 1.3% compare
- 128 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.2% compare
More financial sector data for Kosovo
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5007 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 3,518 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2147 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 1,508 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 17.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit interest rate in Kosovo?
- Deposit interest rate in Kosovo was 1.3% in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit interest rate recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest deposit interest rate recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- How does Kosovo rank for deposit interest rate?
- Kosovo ranks 125th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
- Is deposit interest rate rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.