Kosovo continues to have a major gap between imports and exports. During January-October 2026, goods worth over 6.3 billion euros have been imported in the country, while exports have reached only about 960m euros.
According to official data from Kosovo Customs, the overall value of imports during the first ten months of the year was 6 billion of 304.9m euros, against 960m euros in exports.
And one of the countries with favourites for export is emerging to be Switzerland, Olgraph writes.
According to reports, the Swiss state is one of the most important markets for Kosovo products, with exports worth about 92.2m euros.
In contrast, in terms of electricity import, northern Macedonia was the country from Kosovo imported mostly during January 2026.
Out of the total 205.3m euros of imported electricity, about 86.8m euros came from Northern Macedonia. In the second place is Albania, with around 69.5m euros, while around 22.2m euros were imported from Montenegro, Telegrafi writes.
Following Switzerland at 13.6m euros, Greece with 4.5m euros, Denmark with 3.9m euros and Bulgaria with 3.2m euros, etc., etc.
We remember that data for January 2026 period shows that, despite increased exports in recent months, Kosovo’s economy continues to be characterised by a high dependence on imports, with a gap of over 5.3 billion euros between imported and exported goods./Telegraphy/