Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Kosovo

Imports (% of GDP) in Kosovo in 2025 — 74.24%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 138. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 14.7 pp.

2025 74.24% +2.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 18of 138
Period maximum 74.24%2025
Period minimum 51.19%2016

Trend over time

2008–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Kosovo, 2008–20255060708020082010201220142016201820202022202420252008: 59.54%2009: 58.53%2010: 60.51%2011: 61.2%2012: 56.84%2013: 52.1%2014: 53.55%2015: 51.57%2016: 51.19%2017: 53.08%2018: 57.26%2019: 56.44%2020: 53.91%2021: 65.23%2022: 71.39%2023: 70.31%2024: 72.04%2025: 74.24%
Change over the period: +14.7 pp Annual average: 0.86 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kosovo

Kosovo 74.24%
World 28.5%
Southern Europe computed 35.09%
Imports (% of GDP) — Kosovo, by year Kosovo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 74.24 +2.2 pp
2024 72.04 +1.73 pp
2023 70.31 −1.07 pp
2022 71.39 +6.16 pp
2021 65.23 +11.32 pp
2020 53.91 −2.53 pp
2019 56.44 −0.82 pp
2018 57.26 +4.18 pp
2017 53.08 +1.89 pp
2016 51.19 −0.38 pp
2015 51.57 −1.98 pp
2014 53.55 +1.45 pp
2013 52.1 −4.74 pp
2012 56.84 −4.36 pp
2011 61.2 +0.69 pp
2010 60.51 +1.98 pp
2009 58.53 −1.01 pp
2008 59.54

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.