Kosovo imports far more than it exports

Kosovo imported almost seven times more goods than it exported in May, official data show.

The Statistics Agency said exports were worth €94.1m in May 2026.

Imports reached €638.6m.

Exports rose 15.7% from a year earlier, but imports were still much higher.

Imports also grew, rising 5.6%.

Basic metals were Kosovo’s biggest export group.

The European Union bought nearly a third of Kosovo’s exports and supplied almost half of its imports.

Kosovo also traded more with nearby Balkan countries, including North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Serbia.