Total reserves in months of imports in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Total reserves in months of imports was 1.82 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2004–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) recorded 1.82 for total reserves in months of imports in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 4.56 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.82, in 2025.
That places Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.07 | — |
| 2005 | 2.19 | -28.8% |
| 2006 | 2.84 | +30.1% |
| 2007 | 4.56 | +60.5% |
| 2008 | 3.5 | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 3.18 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 2.89 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 2.12 | -26.6% |
| 2012 | 3.2 | +51.1% |
| 2013 | 3.14 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.4 | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 2.73 | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 2.14 | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 2.49 | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 2.26 | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 2.53 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 3.03 | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 2.37 | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 2.17 | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 1.95 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 1.88 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 1.82 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.22 | 2.19 | 4.56 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.59 | 2.12 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 1.82 | 3.03 | 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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 59.9% (2025)
- Broad money growth 12.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 1.82 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.56 in 2007.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 in 2025.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].