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Kosovo

XK

Pristina · pop. 2M · Albanian, Serbian · euro · landlocked

Trajectories

economic momentum

$7,023

Roughly doubled since 2008. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $7,023

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers17
whenvaluechange
2008$2,877
2009low$2,795−2.9%
2010$2,988+6.9%
2011$3,539+18.5%
2012$3,411−3.6%
2013$3,705+8.6%
2014$3,902+5.3%
2015$3,521−9.8%
2016$3,759+6.8%
2017$4,009+6.6%
2018$4,384+9.3%
2019$4,416+0.7%
2020$4,311−2.4%
2021$5,270+22.3%
2022$5,291+0.4%
2023$6,221+17.6%
2024latest$7,023+12.9%

prices

1.6%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 1.6%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers22
whenvaluechange
2003−1.1%
2004−1.1%+0.02 pts
2005−1.4%−0.32 pts
20060.6%+2.01 pts
20074.4%+3.74 pts
20089.4%+4.99 pts
2009low−2.4%−11.8 pts
20103.5%+5.89 pts
20117.3%+3.86 pts
20122.5%−4.86 pts
20131.8%−0.71 pts
20140.4%−1.34 pts
2015−0.5%−0.97 pts
20160.3%+0.81 pts
20171.5%+1.22 pts
20181.1%−0.43 pts
20192.7%+1.62 pts
20200.2%−2.48 pts
20213.4%+3.16 pts
2022high11.6%+8.23 pts
20234.9%−6.64 pts
2024latest1.6%−3.32 pts

demographic curve

1.5 children per woman

Below replacement: shrinking in the long run unless migration offsets it. Fell from 4.7 in 1980.

2024 · 1.5

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
1960high6.4
19616.3−0.7%
19626.2−1.1%
19636.2−1.1%
19646.1−1.0%
19656.0−1.3%
19665.9−1.5%
19675.9−1.2%
19685.8−1.1%
19695.7−1.4%
19705.6−1.9%
19715.6−1.2%
19725.5−1.2%
19735.4−1.3%
19745.4−0.8%
19755.3−1.7%
19765.2−1.9%
19775.0−3.3%
19784.8−3.6%
19794.7−2.8%
19804.7−0.8%
19814.5−3.4%
19824.5−0.2%
19834.5−0.7%
19844.4−1.3%
19854.2−4.7%
19864.1−2.0%
19874.1−0.4%
19884.0−3.2%
19893.7−7.4%
19903.7−0.2%
19913.4−8.0%
19922.8−18.0%
19932.6−4.2%
19942.5−4.8%
19952.50.0%
19962.5+0.5%
19972.3−8.8%
19982.4+1.6%
19992.6+12.1%
20002.7+2.4%
20012.8+2.5%
20022.8+0.9%
20032.7−4.3%
20042.6−0.7%
20052.6−1.0%
20062.5−4.9%
20072.4−4.0%
20082.4−1.4%
20092.3−1.8%
20102.2−4.1%
20112.0−8.3%
20122.0−3.4%
20132.0−0.8%
20141.9−4.2%
20151.8−5.7%
20161.6−6.9%
20171.6−1.4%
20181.6−2.3%
20191.6−0.4%
20201.6−0.5%
20211.6−0.4%
20221.6−0.4%
20231.5−0.6%
2024latest1.5−0.5%

Metrics

  1. population
    2M
    148 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $10B
    147 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $5,600
    94 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $120M
    129 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.2%
    101 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    11K km²
    168 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    182 /km²
    35 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    72.5 yr
    97 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    97%
    13 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. urbanisation
    50%
    119 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  11. fertility rate
    1.5
    122 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. remittances % of gdp
    17%
    13 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  13. scientific articles / yr
    428
    100 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  14. gini inequality
    38.3
    94 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet