Kosovo Customs announced that during 2025 it collected €1.968 billion.
This was said by the director of the institution, Agron Llugaliu.
Llugaliu, at a press conference on Wednesday, said that this amount is €135 million more than in 2024 and €75 million more than the projection made at the beginning of 2025.
“By the last day of this year, we will reach €1.968 billion. This amount is €135 million more than the previous year and exceeds the projection by €75 million. We assess that several key factors have influenced the success in revenues, including overall economic growth, as well as the willingness of businesses to comply with the laws regarding tax payments. This is even more notable considering that nearly 98 percent of revenues are declared through voluntary declaration,” he said.
Llugaliu also shared the trade balances for 2025, where Kosovo exported goods worth €929 million this year.
Kosovo exported the most to Albania with €157 million, followed by North Macedonia with €136 million.
Meanwhile, Kosovo imported the most from Germany in 2025, a total of €965 million.
“Exports up to December 21 are €929 million, compared to €942 million in the entire previous year. The main exports we had were Albania with €157 million, North Macedonia with €136 million, Germany €106 million, Switzerland €100 million, Serbia €60 million. As for imports, Germany leads with €965 million, Turkey €903 million, China €892 million, Italy €359 million, and North Macedonia €344 million,” he said.
He added that Kosovo Customs has had continuous improvement in combating the informal economy.
“Customs has had continuous improvement in combating the informal economy, as we had €18.6 million worth of goods that were subject to detection, stopping, seizure, or confiscation. Also, through administrative actions, we have had a significant increase in the direct impact of fighting the informal economy. This year we reached €42 million, compared to €32 million in the previous year. Certainly, the northern part has long been an unresolved problem and has been used not only for smuggling but also for other forms of crime. We had cases of smuggling investigations and found that this area has also been used for human trafficking,” he added.
Part of the conference was also the acting Minister of Finance, Hekuran Murati, who congratulated Kosovo Customs for positive performance, while noting that the country is approaching about €1 billion in exports.
“In the past five years, there has been a continuous exceeding of projections compared to what was projected at the beginning of the year regarding revenues collected by the end of the year. This shows continuous growth success, and this means that we also need to start adjusting our projections to the new pace of customs. Success was also seen regarding export growth. There is a clear trend over the past five years compared to the previous five years, where we are now approaching the figure of €1 billion,” he emphasized.
The products Kosovo exports the most are furniture, various plastic products, minerals, metals, beverages, and different food products.
