Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Kosovo
Kosovo: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 51.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Kosovo, 2008–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Kosovo is 51.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Kosovo peaked at 51.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2008.
That places Kosovo 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 36.1% | — |
| 2009 | 38.7% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 46.7% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 51.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 51.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.3%, 92% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4% | 36.1% | 38.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 36.7% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 51.6% | 51.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More financial sector data for Kosovo
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 3,518 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5007 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 59.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.82 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 5.61 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 2.40 billion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Kosovo?
- Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Kosovo was 51.7% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2008.
- How does Kosovo rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
- Kosovo ranks 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions (IFS lines 22d and 42d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF)