Kosovo tourism statistics: arrivals, nights and spend

Where Kosovo stands, July 2026

Kosovo in July: up on a year

Kosovo recorded 66,955 arrivals in July 2026, +31.7% on a year and 404.9% of the July 2019 level.

Among the destinations it competes with: Bosnia and Herzegovina +5.5%, North Macedonia -6.1%, Latvia +8.7%, Liechtenstein +42.2%.

From the figures on 20 October 2026Every number checked against the dataNext update when August is published

At a glance

Latest month	July 2026
Arrivals	66,955
On a year	+31.7%
Against July 2019	404.9%
Year to date, on a year	+14.4%
Growth rank in Europe	2 of 37
Best month on record	July 2026
Trust grade	A, 98

Jet fuel, a gallon$3.40+51.6% on a year/v1/fuel

Growth 20263.5%projected/v1/economy/XK

This brief, its figures, rivals and outlook as data: GET /v1/countries/XK/briefAnalyst

Arrivals at accommodation: Foreign country, Hotels; holiday and other short-stay accommodation; camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks, and the change on a year

ArrivalsThe year beforeChange on a year, %

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Kosovo against its rivals

Click a country to swap it, or remove it with the cross. Up to six alongside Kosovo.As data: GET /v1/compare?country=XKDeveloper

Country	Latest	Figure	On a year	Vs 2019	Year to date	Rivalry with Kosovo

The last six months

Month	Arrivals	On a year	Vs 2019	Vs 3-year average
Jul 2026	66,955	+31.7%	404.9%	+48.2%
Jun 2026	41,597	+6.6%	355.6%	+19.4%
May 2026	44,054	+18.1%	446.1%	+114.7%
Apr 2026	40,060	+23.5%	316.0%	+44.7%
Mar 2026	27,469	+9.1%	274.7%	-3.4%
Feb 2026	32,229	+16.1%	407.2%	+28.3%

The next three months

No forecast for Kosovo yet: it needs a longer monthly history in one unbroken series.

How it is worked out See the full outlook

Who Kosovo competes with for visitors

6 destinations chasing the same travellers

Ranked by how much of their visitors come from the same markets, how alike their seasons are, and how close they are in size. Open any of them to see its own rivals.

Bosnia and HerzegovinaRivalry 51

Same season and region

Bosnia and Herzegovina, July+5.5% · 511K

Kosovo, July+31.7% · 67K

North MacedoniaRivalry 51

Same season and region

North Macedonia, July-6.1% · 114K

Kosovo, July+31.7% · 67K

LatviaRivalry 43

Same season and region

Latvia, July+8.7% · 256K

Kosovo, July+31.7% · 67K

LiechtensteinRivalry 42

Same season and region

Liechtenstein, July+42.2% · 23K

Kosovo, July+31.7% · 67K

LithuaniaRivalry 42

Same season and region

Lithuania, July-12.3% · 198K

Kosovo, July+31.7% · 67K

MontenegroRivalry 41

Same season and region

Montenegro, July+5.5% · 226K

Kosovo, July+31.7% · 67K

Rivalry is worked out from the figures each destination publishes and is remade every day. As data: /v1/countries/XK/rivals, on Developer and up.

Measures held

Arrivals/v1/arrivals?country=XK

Nights/v1/nights?country=XK

Recovery against 2019466%July 2026 against the same month of 2019, the year before the pandemic.Analyst

Forecast, next 12 monthsn/aNot worked out for Kosovo yet: it needs a longer monthly history.Intel

Market concentrationn/aNot worked out for Kosovo yet: it needs a longer monthly history.Intel

What is held for Kosovo

Measure	Frequency	Breakdown	Series	From	Latest
Arrivals	Monthly	Total	1	2017-01	2026-07
Arrivals	Monthly	Accommodation	4	2017-01	2026-07
Arrivals	Monthly	Origin	10	2017-01	2026-07
Nights	Monthly	Total	1	2017-01	2026-07
Nights	Monthly	Accommodation	4	2017-01	2026-07
Nights	Monthly	Origin	54	2017-01	2026-07
Occupancy	Monthly	Total	2	2017-01	2026-07
Capacity	Annual	Total	2	2017	2017
Capacity	Annual	Accommodation	9	2017	2017

Monthly arrivals: 79.1% of months held since 2017, none missing. See every month

Get Kosovo in one call

# every arrivals month, Developer plan
curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/arrivals?country=XK" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

# the whole country in one file, Intel plan
curl -o xk.csv "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/bulk/XK.csv" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

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