Travel services in Kosovo
Kosovo: Travel services was 55.9% 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 imports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Kosovo stood at 55.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Kosovo peaked at 55.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2004.
That places Kosovo 6th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17.4% | — |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | +32.3% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +40.8% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 55.9% | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 17.4% | 28.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 26.4% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 35.2% | 55.9% | 6 |
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 75.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Kosovo?
- Travel services in Kosovo was 55.9% 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 55.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2004.
- How does Kosovo rank for travel services?
- Kosovo ranks 6th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.