Military expenditure (current LCU) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Military expenditure (current LCU) was 207.88 million current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2008–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) recorded 207.88 million current LCU for military expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 35.8% on the previous year and up 361.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 207.88 million current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 633,000 current LCU, in 2008.
That places Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 156th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military expenditure (current LCU) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 633,000 current LCU | — |
| 2009 | 19.60 million current LCU | +2996.2% |
| 2010 | 29.13 million current LCU | +48.6% |
| 2011 | 36.66 million current LCU | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 33.77 million current LCU | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 36.60 million current LCU | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 40.38 million current LCU | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 45.07 million current LCU | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 46.96 million current LCU | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 51.04 million current LCU | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 53.67 million current LCU | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 58.69 million current LCU | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 69.28 million current LCU | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 67.32 million current LCU | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 102.31 million current LCU | +52.0% |
| 2023 | 123.28 million current LCU | +20.5% |
| 2024 | 153.05 million current LCU | +24.2% |
| 2025 | 207.88 million current LCU | +35.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure (current LCU) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +2996.2% | 633,000 current LCU | 19.60 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.12 million current LCU | 633,000 current LCU | 19.60 million current LCU | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.20 million current LCU | 29.13 million current LCU | 58.69 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.52 million current LCU | 67.32 million current LCU | 207.88 million current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- 153 Papua New Guinea 441.91 million current LCU compare
- 154 Seychelles 408.85 million current LCU compare
- 155 Bosnia and Herzegovina 401.19 million current LCU compare
- 157 Somalia 199.47 million current LCU compare
- 158 Fiji 184.81 million current LCU compare
- 159 Montenegro 156.50 million current LCU compare
More public sector data for Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
- Arms imports 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Military expenditure 234.50 million current USD (2025)
- Military expenditure 1.9% (2025)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score 60 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Military expenditure 5.9% (2025)
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved 90.0% (2022)
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with 1,100 number of cases (2023)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score 45.91 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data 80 scale 0-100 (2024)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score 70.2 scale 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Military expenditure in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 207.88 million current LCU in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The highest recorded value was 207.88 million current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- The lowest recorded value was 633,000 current LCU in 2008.
- How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for military expenditure?
- Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 156th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 361.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)