# Kosovo — national dossier

Kosovo — economy, society, governance, health, technology, resources and military in one sourced dossier: 24 indicators, each with its publisher and data…

Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/KOS
Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year)

## Overview

- Official name: Republic of Kosovo
- Capital: Pristina
- Region: Southeast Europe, Europe
- Population: 1.9 m
- Area: 10,908 km²
- Languages: Albanian, Serbian
- Currency: Euro (EUR)

A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation.

## Economy

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $12 B | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| GDP per capita | $7,899 | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| GDP growth | 3.6% | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| Inflation | 3.9% | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| Trade openness | 118.2% | 2025 | World Development Indicators |

## Society

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1.6 m | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| Life expectancy | 78.2 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators |
| Urban population | 50.9% | 2025 | World Development Indicators |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 | 2024 | World Development Indicators |

## Governance

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voice & accountability | 59.6 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Political stability | 60.4 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Government effectiveness | 50.1 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Regulatory quality | 51.3 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Rule of law | 57.9 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |
| Control of corruption | 42.7 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) |

## Health

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality | 8.7 | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) |

## Technology

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 89.4% | 2018 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) |
| Mobile subscriptions | 35 | 2022 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) |

## Resources

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resource rents | 0.9% | 2021 | World Development Indicators |
| Oil rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators |
| Mineral rents | 0.5% | 2021 | World Development Indicators |
| Forest rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators |

## Military

| Metric | Value | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military burden | 1.5% | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) |
| Defense spending | $166 M | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) |

Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/<metric>.md).

Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:KOS:<metric>:<year>) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/KOS.claims.json

History: "From ancient Dardania to a contested independence at the crossroads of the Balkans." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/KOS/chronicle.md (6 eras, 27 events).

## Sources

- World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org
- Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators
- Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://childmortality.org
- ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics
- Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex

Citation template: Terralore, "Kosovo — national dossier", terralore.co/country/KOS, retrieved <YYYY-MM-DD>.