Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Kosovo
Kosovo: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle in Kosovo, 2008–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Kosovo is 0.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Kosovo peaked at 0.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.
That places Kosovo 87th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Middle in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.7% | — |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -57.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +40.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -29.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +77.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -4.6% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More private sector data for Kosovo
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 3,088 current US$ per person (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Transport services 20.0% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita 1,385 current US$ per person (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)
- Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1753 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Travel services 55.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Kosovo?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle in Kosovo was 0.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- How does Kosovo rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Kosovo ranks 87th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo 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 Middle East & North Africa (% 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 Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.