Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Kosovo
Kosovo: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 55.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Kosovo, 2008–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, monetary sector credit to private sector in Kosovo stood at 55.7%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Kosovo peaked at 55.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2008.
That places Kosovo 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % 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% |
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 | 49.9% | 47.0% | 55.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 58 Cyprus 56.7% compare
- 59 Palestine, State of 56.5% compare
- 60 Paraguay 55.7% compare
- 62 El Salvador 55.0% compare
- 63 Russian Federation 54.6% compare
- 64 Cape Verde 54.0% 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 monetary sector credit to private sector in Kosovo?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Kosovo was 55.7% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2008.
- How does Kosovo rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Kosovo ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. 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 Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, 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.