Kosovo vs Serbia
Kosovo vs Serbia: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 3.6% a year in Kosovo and 2% a year in Serbia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kosovo, by 1.6 percentage points, or 1.77 times that in Serbia.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Kosovo has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Serbia.
- In 2025, Kosovo ranked 65 and Serbia ranked 102 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kosovo at 4% a year and Serbia at 3.5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Kosovo | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 10.8 | 7.9 |
| 2020 | -5.3 | -1 |
| 2019 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 5.6 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5.9 | 1.3 |
| 2014 | 3.3 | -1.8 |
| 2013 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| 2012 | 1.7 | -0.4 |
| 2011 | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 4.9 | 1.6 |
| 2009 | 5 | -3.1 |
| 2008 | 1.8 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 8.3 | 7.8 |
| 2006 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | 4.5 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | 2.6 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | -0.4 | 6.5 |
| 2001 | 4.6 | 6.8 |
| 2000 | – | 6.1 |
| 1999 | – | -10.3 |
| 1998 | – | 5.3 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Kosovo | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 2027 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 2028 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 2029 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 2030 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 2031 | 4 | 3.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kosovo vs Serbia
Health
People
- PopulationKosovo: 1.7 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthKosovo: -1.07% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKosovo: 1.55 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKosovo: 50.9% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageKosovo: 31.4 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKosovo: 9.6% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateKosovo: -16.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKosovo: 1.85% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKosovo: $217M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personKosovo: $140 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKosovo: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- National powerKosovo: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsKosovo: 8 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025