Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Kosovo
Kosovo: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 47.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Kosovo, 2008–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 47.8% for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Kosovo peaked at 47.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2008.
Kosovo ranks 92nd of 187 countries on this measure, 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 to GDP in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % | 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 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 47.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 47.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.3%, 85% of the median. (49 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 | 47.8% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 49.5% compare
- 90 Ecuador 47.9% compare
- 91 Mongolia 47.9% compare
- 92 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 47.8% compare
- 94 Peru 47.8% compare
- 95 Palestine, State of 47.5% 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 private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Kosovo?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Kosovo was 47.8% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2008.
- How does Kosovo rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Kosovo ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 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 (IFS line 22d); 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).