Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 59.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2008–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) recorded 59.9% for domestic credit to private sector by banks in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 59.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2008.
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 50th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 33.4% | — |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | +10.2% |
| 2025 | 59.9% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 33.4% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 34.8% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 47.0% | 59.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
More financial sector data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Net migration -18,380 (2025)
- Official exchange rate 0.8871 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 65.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.3% (2025)
- Broad money 59.6% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 55.7% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 2.40 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net domestic credit 5.61 billion current LCU (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.82 (2025)
- Broad money growth 12.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector by banks in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 59.9% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2008.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. 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.