Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Kosovo
Kosovo: Domestic credit provided by financial sector was 68.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Kosovo, 2008–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Kosovo stood at 68.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 112.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Kosovo peaked at 68.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2008.
That places Kosovo 30th out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.4% | — |
| 2009 | 15.3% | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 57.1% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 58.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 58.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 68.9% | +7.4% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 68.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 62.6%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 68.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.7%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 11.4% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 18.9% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 57.1% | 68.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 27 Georgia 75.0% compare
- 28 Costa Rica 73.4% compare
- 29 Cape Verde 70.0% compare
- 30 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 68.9% compare
- 32 Mexico 66.8% compare
- 33 Ecuador 65.0% 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 domestic credit provided by financial sector in Kosovo?
- Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Kosovo was 68.9% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 68.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2008.
- How does Kosovo rank for domestic credit provided by financial sector?
- Kosovo ranks 30th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit provided by financial sector rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.