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EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness

EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

4.0

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

3.0

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

3.8

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour3
Worker rights & FOA3
OHS & audit transparency4
Food & product safety3
Environmental & regulatory4
Governance & anti-corruption5
Tariff & preferential access4
Non-tariff barriers5
Supply chain traceability5

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict5
Supplier concentration2
Climate & physical risk3
Sanctions exposure1
Policy continuity & property rights4

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness7
Supply base depth3
Logistics & infrastructure3
Workforce skills4
Scalability5
Ease of doing business4
Trade access & tariffs4
Sustainability baseline3
Innovation & IP2
Quality standards3

9 = most attractive · methodology & sources

Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.

Data layers

Kosovo and the EU

EU imports from

€315m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU exports to

€2.4bn

0.1% of extra-EU

EU supplier rank

EU's #135 supplier

EU trade balance

balanced or surplus

coverage 7.54

2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →

Power market

Take-or-pay / single-buyer lock-in

Market model

Unbundled (EU-aligned)

Direct PPA

Emerging

grid access: partial

Reserve margin

Regulator

Independent

ERO (Energy Regulatory Office)

90% coal (lignite) generation from ageing Kosovo A and B power plants. CBAM-exposed heavy industry faces rising carbon costs. EU integration path requires decarbonisation but lignite replacement is unfunded.

Power markets: full layer →

Demographics

UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant

ASEAN demographics →

Median age

32.1

→ 43.9 by 2050

Fertility

1.54

below replacement

Working-age

69.2%

aged 15–64

Old-age dep.

14.6

→ 34.2 by 2050

Median age 1990–2050

Population 1.68M · peaks 2024

By 2050: -2% (1.64M)