Starting a business - Score in Kosovo
Kosovo: Starting a business - Score was 95.88 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Kosovo, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Kosovo is 95.88, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Kosovo peaked at 95.88 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.7, in 2010.
Kosovo ranks 12th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 65.53 | — |
| 2010 | 61.7 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 62.44 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 74.15 | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 84.19 | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 93.05 | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 93.06 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.54 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 95.67 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.68 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.88 | +0.2% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 95.88 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 95.88 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.53 | 65.53 | 65.53 | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.14 | 61.7 | 95.88 | 10 |
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 starting a business - score in Kosovo?
- Starting a business - score in Kosovo was 95.88 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 95.88 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7 in 2010.
- How does Kosovo rank for starting a business - score?
- Kosovo ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.