Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East was 12.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2008–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) stood at 12.4%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 12.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2010.
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 137th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.5% | — |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -21.8% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.7% | 12.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
More private sector data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Commercial service exports 4.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 20.0% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 18.0% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 19.3% (2025)
- Travel services 55.9% (2025)
- Travel services 75.7% (2025)
- Transport services 4.5% (2025)
- Insurance and financial services 6.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 1.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 12.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2010.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.