Kosovo

Government debt in Kosovo

Government debt in Kosovo: 16.3% of GDP in 2006 and 17.5% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
17.5% of GDP
Since 2006
+1.2 percentage points
Rank, 2025
143 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
22.7% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in KosovoGovernment debt in Kosovo: 16.3% of GDP in 2006 and 17.5% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 22.7% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 22.7% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 24.3% of GDP in 2020, the lowest 5.6% of GDP in 2011.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearKosovo
202517.5
202417.9
202318.6
202221.4
202123.1
202024.3
201917.7
201817.1
201716.4
201614.5
201513.4
201411.2
20139.4
20128.6
20115.6
20106.5
20096.9
200810.8
200714.3
200616.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearKosovo
202618.1
202718.8
202819.7
202920.7
203021.8
203122.7

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • 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 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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