Statistics
Business statistics for Kosovo
How many businesses open and close each year and month, by region, municipality, sector and legal form. Pick an area and a year, or compare two areas.
Updated 28 October 2026
New in September 2026
1,252
+19% on the same period last year
New in 2026 so far
12,235
+9.4% on the same period last year
Closed in 2026 so far
1,030
-6.4% on the same period last year
Net in 2026 so far
+11,205
12,235 new, 1,030 closed
Explore by area and year
Pick a municipality or region, a year, or compare two areas.
Active businesses
3,007
with registered status today
Ever registered
4,364
active and closed together
Closed
361
with a closing date in ARBK
Still active
68.9%
of all businesses ever registered
New businesses per year
Istog
By registration date in ARBK. 2026 only includes the months so far.
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| Year | New |
|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 157 |
| 2025 | 156 |
| 2024 | 166 |
| 2023 | 144 |
| 2022 | 156 |
| 2021 | 141 |
| 2020 | 118 |
| 2019 | 162 |
| 2018 | 173 |
| 2017 | 186 |
| 2016 | 202 |
| 2015 | 165 |
| 2014 | 141 |
| 2013 | 144 |
| 2012 | 145 |
| 2011 | 92 |
| 2010 | 99 |
| 2009 | 101 |
| 2008 | 100 |
| 2007 | 80 |
| 2006 | 103 |
| 2005 | 156 |
| 2004 | 235 |
| 2003 | 51 |
| 2002 | 157 |
| 2001 | 236 |
| 2000 | 549 |
New businesses per month
Istog
- 2026
- 2025
Jan to Oct, 2026: 157 new businesses, 2025: 145 (+8.3%)
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| Month | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 9 |
| February | 16 | 9 |
| March | 21 | 11 |
| April | 27 | 16 |
| May | 14 | 15 |
| June | 16 | 11 |
| July | 14 | 15 |
| August | 13 | 16 |
| September | 15 | 23 |
| October | 8 | 20 |
| November | not yet | 9 |
| December | not yet | 2 |
By region
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By sector
Active businesses, Istog
- G. Wholesale and retail trade81527.1%
- A. Agriculture, forestry and fishing36512.1%
- F. Construction33811.2%
- C. Manufacturing2939.7%
- H. Transport and storage2839.4%
- I. Accommodation and food2608.6%
- S. Other services1755.8%
- M. Professional and scientific services1133.8%
- N. Administrative and support services882.9%
- J. Information and communication581.9%
Sector from the main activity (NACE Rev. 2) registered in ARBK.
By legal form
Active businesses, Istog
- Individual Business2,07268.9%
- Limited Liability Company90029.9%
- General Partnership120.4%
- Agricultural Cooperative120.4%
- Joint Stock Company100.3%
- Branch of a Foreign Business10%
By status
All businesses, Istog
- Registered3,00768.9%
- Canceled by the system97122.3%
- Deregistered1433.3%
- Dissolved2435.6%
By size
Active businesses, Istog
- Micro (0 to 9 employees)2,85294.8%
- Small (10 to 49)371.2%
- Medium (50 to 249)40.1%
- Not recorded1143.8%
Explore the statistics
- New businessesRegistrations and closures month by month, against last year.
- MunicipalitiesAll 38 municipalities with their active, new and closed businesses.
- SectorsWhat active businesses do and where each sector is strongest.
- Ownership and capitalWomen-owned businesses, foreign owners by country and registered capital.
- PeopleWho is connected to the most businesses, as owner or representative, by municipality.
- Yearly reportsEvery year from 2000 to today: how many opened, how many closed and where.
How these figures are counted
All figures come from Kosovo Business Registration Agency (ARBK) data that Kerko.com keeps and updates. An active business is one with registered status. New businesses are counted by registration date and closed ones by closing date.
Regions follow Kosovo's seven regions. The current month and year only include the days so far, so the comparison with last year uses the same period. The figures refresh every hour.
More about the data sources and how we check them: Data sources