Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Kosovo
Kosovo: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 20.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Kosovo, 2008–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 20.7% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.6% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Kosovo peaked at 20.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2010.
That places Kosovo 99th out of 206 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 outside in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15.8% | — |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -30.4% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +32.6% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 20.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 20.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Kosovo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -30.4% | 15.8% | 11.0% |
| 2023 | +32.6% | 15.6% | 20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.0% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 15.0% | 20.7% | 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 outside in Kosovo?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Kosovo was 20.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2010.
- How does Kosovo rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Kosovo ranks 99th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. 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 outside region (% 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 outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.