Kosovo Inflation Highest in Over 3 Years

The annual inflation rate in Kosovo rose to 7.5% in April 2026 from 6.7% in the previous month. This marked the sharpest increase since February 2023, driven largely by significantly higher costs for housing and utilities (at 15.2%) and transportation (16.1% vs 10.5% in March). Prices also continued to rise for food and non-alcoholic beverages (5.6% vs 6.5%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (5.1% vs 4%), health (4.7% vs 4.6%), and restaurant and hotels (5.8% vs 6.7%). On the other hand, costs declined for communication (-0.2% vs -0.5%) and education (-0.6% vs -0.3%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 1.1% in April, following a 1.5% gain in the preceding period.

The annual inflation rate in Kosovo rose to 6.7% in March 2026, up from 6% in the prior month. This marks a new high since March 2023, as transport prices surged to 10.5% from a 2.1% increase in the previous month, while slowing for all other categories. Price pressures eased for food (6.7% versus 8%), housing and utilities (15.2% versus 15.7%), furnishings (2.9% versus 3.4%), alcoholic beverages, and tobacco (4% versus 4.9%), restaurants, and hotels (6.7% versus 9.2%), clothing and footwear (1.7% versus 3%), recreation, and culture (1.5% versus 1.8%), health (4.6% versus 7.1%), while prices reversed for education (-0.3% versus 0.5%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 1.5%, up from 0.6% in the previous month.

The annual inflation rate in Kosovo rose to 6% in February 2026, the highest since March 2023, from 5.8% in the prior month. The main upward pressure continued to stem mostly from prices of housing & utilities (15.7% vs 16.1% in January); restaurants & hotels (9.2% vs 8.4%); food & non-alcoholic beverages (8% vs 7.7%) and health (7.1% vs 6.2%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 0.6%, after increasing by 1.2% in the previous month.