Foreign trade in services as a share of GDP rose 46.4% to 34.8% in Kosovo in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign trade in services as a share of GDP in Kosovo reached an all time high of 34.8% in 2021 and an all time low of 18.1% in 2004. When compared to Kosovo's main peers, foreign trade in services as a share of GDP in Albania amounted to 33.5%, 25.5% in Macedonia, 45.0% in Montenegro and 26.5% in Serbia in 2021.
Kosovo has been ranked 24th within the group of 139 countries we follow in terms of foreign trade in services as a share of GDP, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Foreign Trade In Services (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Albania | % | 34.4% | 37.3% | 40.4% | 39.1% | 40.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 13.9% | 14.1% | 14.9% | 15.1% | 15.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | % | 25.7% | 26.4% | 25.8% | 25.3% | 25.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Croatia | % | 30.5% | 32.4% | 34.5% | 34.9% | 36.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | % | 26.5% | 24.9% | 28.1% | 30.5% | 32.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Hungary | % | 31.6% | 32.4% | 32.2% | 31.4% | 31.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Kosovo | % | ... | ... | ... | 25.5% | 27.0% | 30.2% | 33.8% | 34.3% | |||||||||||||
Macedonia | % | 26.5% | 25.3% | 25.0% | 25.9% | 25.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Montenegro | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44.8% | 44.2% | 45.2% | 46.7% | 48.2% | ||||||||||
Romania | % | 17.2% | 17.8% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 20.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.9% | 22.4% | 24.5% | 25.9% | 27.9% |