Kosovo Balance of Trade

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

-529,999

Units In

EUR Thousand

-520,457

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 23, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 11 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
-46,937 Jan 2003	-576,381 Jul 2025	-220,082.86 EUR Thousand	2003-2025	Kosovo Agency of Statistics

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. .

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Kosovo posted a trade deficit of EUR 530 million in October 2025, widening from EUR 493 million in the corresponding month of the previous year, as imports rose more than exports. Year-on-year, imports increased by 7.2% to EUR 621.8 million, driven by transport (13.4%), machinery mechanical and electrical equipment (12.5%), prepared foods, beverages and tobacco (11.7%), mineral products (11.2%), and basic metals (9.9%). The largest import partners were Germany (15.7%), Italy (5.8%), and Poland (3.4%). Meanwhile, exports grew at a softer 5.1% to EUR 91.8 million, with basic metals (21%) accounting for the biggest share, followed by plastics and rubber (12.5%), various manufactured articles (10.8%), prepared foods, beverages and tobacco (10.5%), and mineral products (8.9%). Main export destinations included Germany (12.9%), the Netherlands (3.2%), and Italy (2.7%).