Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Kosovo
Kosovo: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 59.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Kosovo, 2008–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Kosovo stood at 59.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 peaked at 59.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2008.
That places Kosovo 50th out of 187 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 to private sector by banks in Kosovo, 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% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 59.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.8%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 59.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.1%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
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 to private sector by banks in Kosovo?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Kosovo 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?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2008.
- How does Kosovo rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Kosovo ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. 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 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.