Kosovo Balance of Trade

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

-536,825

Units In

EUR Thousand

-576,381

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 23, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 15 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
-46,937 Jan 2003	-576,381 Jul 2025	-217,839.14 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. .

Latest Updates

Kosovo’s trade deficit widened to EUR 536.8 million in August 2025 from EUR 498.5 million in the same month last year, reflecting stronger import demand amid weaker exports. Imports rose 5.3% to EUR 613.1 million, led by mineral products (share: 15.5%), prepared foods, beverages and tobacco (13.1%), transport equipment (12.1%), machinery and electrical equipment (11.4%), and base metals (8.7%). The largest import partners were China (share: 14.5%), Germany (14.0%), and Turkey (12.9%). Exports fell 8.7% to EUR 76.2 million, base metals accounted for the largest share (18.0%), followed by mineral products (13.8%), prepared foods (13.8%), plastics and rubber products (10.9%), miscellaneous manufactured goods (10.1%), and plant products (7.5%). Main export destinations included Albania (22.4%), North Macedonia (13.0%) and Germany (11.4%).