Kosovo

Europe & Central Asia·Upper middle income

Population: 1.68M; 152nd of 217
GDP: $11.1B; 153rd of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $7,299; 119th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 78; 65th of 217

Benchmarked against

Kosovo

Azerbaijan

Moldova

Belarus

Armenia

Default peers are drawn from region, income, and bloc membership — swap in any country you like. The gray tick on each strip is the world median.

small-but-growing European economy; non-EU member but unilateral euro user; very high unemployment, especially youth; vulnerable reliance on diaspora tourism services, curtailed by COVID-19 disruptions; unclear public loan portfolio health

Area: 10,887 km²
Resources: nickel, lead, zinc, magnesium, lignite, kaolin, chrome, bauxite
Borders: Albania; North Macedonia; Montenegro; Serbia

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Muslim94.3%▲ 0.5pt
Christian5.6%

Religious diversity: 1.26 / 10 · low · 148th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

XKX

AZE

MDA

BLR

GDP

current US$

$11.1B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$909M–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

6.9%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

26.2%–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

Population

people

1.68M–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

1.5–––

Net migration

people

-22.2K–––

Population under 15

% of total

20.7%–––

Population 65+

% of total

10.1%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

1.26–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

0.1%–––

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

–––

Military expenditure

% of GDP

1.3%–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

theme overview →

GDP

current US$

#153/214

$11.1B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#119/214

$7,2992024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#115/203

$15,804latest

GDP growth

annual %

#55/214

4.4%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#110/207

$7,1802024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#47/213

2%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#94/201

$909M2023

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#95/206

6.9%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#77/208

26.2%2024

Gini index

0–100

#158/168

49.4latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#129/168

25%latest

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

theme overview →

Population

people

#152/217

1.68Mlatest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#65/217

78latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#146/217

1.5latest

Net migration

people

#175/217

-22.2K2024

Population under 15

% of total

#123/217

20.7%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#95/217

10.1%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#71/196

8.3latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#64/196

9.1latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#53/210

89.4%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#208/214

34.52022

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#22/210

0.1%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#21/210

0.3%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#44/210

0.2%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#13/210

0.2%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#29/210

0.4772024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#67/175

0.6312025

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#71/175

0.4572025

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

#70/175

0.8142025

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

#67/175

0.3482025

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

#86/175

0.6212025

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#88/175

0.7712025

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#148/193

1.262020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#155/193

0.1%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

#17/164

6.912025

Military expenditure

% of GDP

#106/161

1.3%latest

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