Kosovo vs Serbia
Kosovo vs Serbia: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $5,899 in Kosovo and $8,804 in Serbia, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Serbia, by $2,905, or 1.49 times that in Kosovo.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Serbia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2008.
- In 2025, Kosovo ranked 100 and Serbia ranked 77 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Kosovo | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,899 | $8,804 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $5,632 | $8,580 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $5,103 | $8,208 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $4,666 | $7,863 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $4,430 | $7,466 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $3,991 | $6,851 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $4,219 | $6,871 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $4,009 | $6,524 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $3,890 | $6,200 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $3,739 | $6,025 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $3,521 | $5,820 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $3,279 | $5,717 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $3,163 | $5,793 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $3,021 | $5,739 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $2,996 | $5,737 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $2,823 | $5,691 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $2,681 | $5,578 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $2,544 | $5,736 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | – | $5,431 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | – | $5,016 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | – | $4,809 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | – | $4,527 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | – | $4,234 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | – | $4,039 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | – | $3,789 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | – | $3,542 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | – | $3,329 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | – | $3,699 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | – | $3,498 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | – | $3,201 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | – | $3,012 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | – | – | $6,944 |
| 1993 | – | – | $6,819 |
| 1992 | – | – | $6,801 |
| 1991 | – | – | $6,773 |
| 1990 | – | – | $6,804 |
| 1989 | – | – | $6,741 |
| 1988 | – | – | $6,620 |
| 1987 | – | – | $6,446 |
| 1986 | – | – | $6,326 |
| 1985 | – | – | $6,233 |
| 1984 | – | – | $6,120 |
| 1983 | – | – | $5,947 |
| 1982 | – | – | $5,903 |
| 1981 | – | – | $5,986 |
| 1980 | – | – | $5,980 |
| 1979 | – | – | $5,978 |
| 1978 | – | – | $5,843 |
| 1977 | – | – | $5,710 |
| 1976 | – | – | $5,591 |
| 1975 | – | – | $5,410 |
| 1974 | – | – | $5,467 |
| 1973 | – | – | $5,465 |
| 1972 | – | – | $5,236 |
| 1971 | – | – | $5,061 |
| 1970 | – | – | $4,964 |
| 1969 | – | – | $4,885 |
| 1968 | – | – | $4,707 |
| 1967 | – | – | $4,535 |
| 1966 | – | – | $4,461 |
| 1965 | – | – | $4,321 |
| 1964 | – | – | $4,176 |
| 1963 | – | – | $3,999 |
| 1962 | – | – | $3,889 |
| 1961 | – | – | $3,759 |
| 1960 | – | – | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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