Travel services in Kosovo
Kosovo: Travel services was 75.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Kosovo, 2004–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Kosovo stood at 75.7%.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Kosovo peaked at 84.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2004.
Kosovo ranks 27th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Travel services in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 44.8% | — |
| 2005 | 48.5% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 77.4% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +21.6% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 75.7% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 44.8% | 63.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 64.0% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 65.4% | 79.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 24 Jordan 76.7% compare
- 25 Guyana 76.1% compare
- 26 Micronesia, Federated States of 75.7% compare
- 27 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 75.7% compare
- 29 Cambodia 75.2% compare
- 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 74.9% compare
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 travel services in Kosovo?
- Travel services in Kosovo was 75.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2004.
- How does Kosovo rank for travel services?
- Kosovo ranks 27th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.