Kosovo vs Serbia

Kosovo vs Serbia: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3.9% a year in Kosovo and 3.9% a year in Serbia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Serbia, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Kosovo.

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% a year · IMF

Kosovo vs Serbia: InflationInflation in 2025: 3.9% a year in Kosovo and 3.9% a year in Serbia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Serbia, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Kosovo.
KosovoSerbiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Serbia has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Kosovo.
  • In 2025, Kosovo ranked 61 and Serbia ranked 56 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kosovo at 2% a year and Serbia at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearKosovoSerbia
20253.93.9
20241.64.7
20234.912.4
202211.512
20213.44.1
20200.21.5
20192.61.9
20181.12
20171.53.2
20160.31.1
2015-0.51.4
20140.42.2
20131.87.7
20122.57.3
20117.311.1
20103.56.1
2009-2.48.1
20089.312.4
20074.35.9
20060.610.7
2005-1.416.3
2004-1.110.6
20031.22.9
20022.78.9
200111.780.7
2000–70
1999–41.1
1998–30
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearKosovoSerbia
20266.83.1
20274.54.2
20282.43.1
20292.33
20302.13
203123

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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