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
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Active businesses
80,428
with registered status today
Ever registered
111,618
active and closed together
Closed
11,219
with a closing date in ARBK
Still active
72.1%
of all businesses ever registered
New businesses per year
Prishtina region
By registration date in ARBK. 2026 only includes the months so far.
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| Year | New |
|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 5,731 |
| 2025 | 6,158 |
| 2024 | 5,402 |
| 2023 | 5,076 |
| 2022 | 4,900 |
| 2021 | 4,890 |
| 2020 | 4,353 |
| 2019 | 4,544 |
| 2018 | 4,138 |
| 2017 | 3,959 |
| 2016 | 4,073 |
| 2015 | 3,653 |
| 2014 | 3,703 |
| 2013 | 3,730 |
| 2012 | 3,654 |
| 2011 | 2,977 |
| 2010 | 2,920 |
| 2009 | 2,901 |
| 2008 | 2,913 |
| 2007 | 2,428 |
| 2006 | 2,476 |
| 2005 | 3,295 |
| 2004 | 4,066 |
| 2003 | 2,251 |
| 2002 | 3,074 |
| 2001 | 4,379 |
| 2000 | 8,603 |
New businesses per month
Prishtina region
- 2026
- 2025
Jan to Oct, 2026: 5,731 new businesses, 2025: 5,213 (+9.9%)
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| Month | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 440 | 449 |
| February | 484 | 485 |
| March | 607 | 471 |
| April | 551 | 556 |
| May | 526 | 585 |
| June | 542 | 569 |
| July | 742 | 504 |
| August | 464 | 537 |
| September | 632 | 486 |
| October | 743 | 571 |
| November | not yet | 447 |
| December | not yet | 498 |
By region
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By sector
Active businesses, Prishtina region
- G. Wholesale and retail trade24,30930.2%
- M. Professional and scientific services7,5829.4%
- I. Accommodation and food6,8778.6%
- F. Construction6,3968%
- C. Manufacturing6,1597.7%
- J. Information and communication5,5876.9%
- S. Other services4,5545.7%
- H. Transport and storage4,4655.6%
- N. Administrative and support services3,8944.8%
- Q. Health and social work1,8082.2%
Sector from the main activity (NACE Rev. 2) registered in ARBK.
By legal form
Active businesses, Prishtina region
- Limited Liability Company44,17454.9%
- Individual Business34,27142.6%
- General Partnership9471.2%
- Branch of a Foreign Business7080.9%
- Joint Stock Company2470.3%
- Agricultural Cooperative310%
- Representative Office in Kosovo240%
- Limited Partnership160%
By status
All businesses, Prishtina region
- Registered80,42872.1%
- In liquidation30%
- Canceled by the system20,66718.5%
- Deregistered3,9503.5%
- Dissolved6,5705.9%
By size
Active businesses, Prishtina region
- Micro (0 to 9 employees)75,75594.2%
- Small (10 to 49)1,2721.6%
- Medium (50 to 249)2380.3%
- Large (250 or more)450.1%
- Not recorded3,1183.9%
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