Kosovo’s trade deficit widened to EUR 576.4 million in July 2025 from EUR 495.9 million in the same month last year, as imports surged while exports weakened. Imports rose 13.5% to EUR 660.2 million, led by mineral products (share: 13.1%), transport equipment (13.1%), prepared foods, beverages and tobacco (13.0%), machinery and electrical equipment (12.0%), and base metals (8.8%). The largest import partners were China (share: 14.5%), Germany (14.1%), and Turkey (12.7%). Exports fell 2.4% to EUR 83.8 million, base metals accounted for the largest share (21.7%), followed by prepared foods (14.2%), plastics and rubber products (12.5%), miscellaneous manufactured goods (8.5%), and mineral products (7.4%). Main export destinations included Albania (18.0%), North Macedonia (14.7%) and Germany (10.5%). source: Kosovo Agency of Statistics

Kosovo recorded a trade deficit of 576381 EUR Thousand in July of 2025. Balance of Trade in Kosovo averaged -216755.26 EUR Thousand from 2003 until 2025, reaching an all time high of -46937.00 EUR Thousand in January of 2003 and a record low of -576381.00 EUR Thousand in July of 2025. This page provides - Kosovo Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Kosovo Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-07-23 12:40 PM
Balance of Trade
Jun €-498.3M €-523.4M
2025-08-26 07:25 AM
Balance of Trade
Jul €-576.4M €-498.3M
2025-09-23 11:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Aug €-576.4M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -576381.00 -498333.00 EUR Thousand Jul 2025
Capital Flows -97.30 133.80 EUR Million Jun 2025
Current Account -146.80 -184.30 EUR Million Jun 2025
Current Account to GDP -9.00 -7.60 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 83826.00 80360.00 EUR Thousand Jul 2025
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt 4196.64 4230.86 EUR Million Mar 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 76.40 88.10 EUR Million Jun 2025
Imports 660207.00 578693.00 EUR Thousand Jul 2025
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Remittances 126.30 123.70 EUR Million Jul 2025
Terrorism Index 0.78 1.22 Points Dec 2024

Kosovo Balance of Trade
Kosovo has reported increasingly large trade deficits (57 percent of GDP in 2007) due to having a very weak export base. Kosovo predominantly exports metals (47 percent of total exports) and mineral products (30 percent of total exports). Kosovo’s main imports are mineral products, appliances and electric materials, prepared food, beverages and tobacco. Kosovo’s main trading partners are Macedonia, Germany, Italy, Serbia, China and Turkey..
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-576381.00 -498333.00 -46937.00 -576381.00 2003 - 2025 EUR Thousand Monthly

News Stream
Kosovo Trade Deficit Widens in July
Kosovo’s trade deficit widened to EUR 576.4 million in July 2025 from EUR 495.9 million in the same month last year, as imports surged while exports weakened. Imports rose 13.5% to EUR 660.2 million, led by mineral products (share: 13.1%), transport equipment (13.1%), prepared foods, beverages and tobacco (13.0%), machinery and electrical equipment (12.0%), and base metals (8.8%). The largest import partners were China (share: 14.5%), Germany (14.1%), and Turkey (12.7%). Exports fell 2.4% to EUR 83.8 million, base metals accounted for the largest share (21.7%), followed by prepared foods (14.2%), plastics and rubber products (12.5%), miscellaneous manufactured goods (8.5%), and mineral products (7.4%). Main export destinations included Albania (18.0%), North Macedonia (14.7%) and Germany (10.5%).
2025-08-26
Kosovo Trade Gap Widens in June
Kosovo's trade deficit widened significantly to EUR 498.3 million in June 2025, up from EUR 425.4 million in the same month last year. The increase was driven by a 16.0% surge in imports, which reached EUR 578.7 million. The main import categories were: mineral products (14.0%), machinery and electrical equipment (13.2%), prepared foods, beverages, and tobacco (13.0%), transport equipment (12.3%), and base metals and related articles (8.6%). Exports, meanwhile, rose at a slower pace of 9.5%, totaling EUR 80.4 million. Key export items included: base metals and related articles (21.4%), prepared foods (13.0%), plastics and rubber products (12.5%), miscellaneous manufactured articles (9.8%), and mineral products (6.7%).
2025-07-23
Kosovo Trade Gap Expands in April
Kosovo’s trade deficit widened to EUR 492.3 million in April 2025 from EUR 427.5 million in the same month the previous year. Exports edged up 0.9% year-on-year to EUR 73.8 million, with shipments to the EU increasing 1.2% to EUR 25.3 million, accounting for 34.2% of total exports. The top export destinations were Germany (12%), the Netherlands (3%), and Italy (2.8%). Meanwhile, imports rose 13.1% to EUR 566.2 million, despite a 2.4% decline in imports from the EU to EUR 237.6 million, which represents 42% of total imports. Germany remained the largest import source (13.9%), followed by Italy (4.6%) and Poland (3.8%).
2025-05-23