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GDP_SIMS_A_XK_2022_0000

National Reference Metadata in Single Integrated Metadata Structure (SIMS)

Compiling agency: Kosovo Agency of Statistics – KAS


Eurostat metadata
Reference metadata
1. Contact
2. Metadata update
3. Statistical presentation
4. Unit of measure
5. Reference Period
6. Institutional Mandate
7. Confidentiality
8. Release policy
9. Frequency of dissemination
10. Accessibility and clarity
11. Quality management
12. Relevance
13. Accuracy
14. Timeliness and punctuality
15. Coherence and comparability
16. Cost and Burden
17. Data revision
18. Statistical processing
19. Comment
Related Metadata
Annexes (including footnotes)



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1. Contact Top
Not available.
1.1. Contact organisation Kosovo Agency of Statistics - KAS
1.2. Contact organisation unit Department for Economic Statistics and National Account - National Account
1.3. Contact name Xhevrie Fetahu
1.4. Contact person function Head of National Accounts
1.5. Contact mail address Street “Zenel Salihu” no 4. 10000 Pristina, Kosovo
1.6. Contact email address xhevrie.fetahu@rks-gov.net
1.7. Contact phone number + 381 38 200 31 134
1.8. Contact fax number +381 38 235 033


2. Metadata update Top
Not available.
2.1. Metadata last certified 20/11/2015
2.2. Metadata last posted 20/11/2015
2.3. Metadata last update 22/05/2023


3. Statistical presentation Top
Not available.
3.1. Data description
National accounts provide a comprehensive and complete picture of all transactions taking place in a given time period, and thus, an overall view of the economy in Kosovo. They give a systematic, consistent and statistical description of the economy as a whole and the interrelationship between the different economic sectors and between the total economy and the rest-of-the-world. The accounts themselves present in a condensed way a great mass of detailed information, organized according to economic principles and perceptions about the workings of an economy.
3.2. Classification system
For calculated the GDP the following classifications are used: - ESA 2010 classification for institutional sectors and transactions; - NACE Rev.2 for economic activities; - Classification of Products by Activity (CPA); - COICOP for prices and Household consumptions; - COFOG for government consumptions; - Harmonized System (HS) and Combined Nomenclature (CN) for import and export of goods; - PRODCOM for Producer Price Index (PPI) compilation; - Big Economic Category (BEC) for import and export.
3.3. Coverage - sector
Statistics covers Non-financial corporations, financial corporations, general government, households and non-profit institutions serving households.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
Providing data for European System Accounts (ESA 2010) and System of National Accounts (SNA2008).
3.5. Statistical unit
Business units, households, Government, NGO, all financial units.
3.6. Statistical population
Not available.
3.6.1. Reference population
Not available.
3.6.2. Statistical population not-covered
Not available.
3.7. Reference area
Kosovo (National level)
3.8. Coverage - Time
Annual GDP by expenditure in current and constant prices 2004 – 2014. Quarterly GDP by expenditure in current and constant prices Q1 2010 – Q3 2015.
3.9. Base period
Not available.


4. Unit of measure Top
GDP is calculated in thousands of Euro. Participation of components of GDP according to expenditure is expressed in %.


5. Reference Period Top
The various statistics are generally presented on an annual and quarterly basis.


6. Institutional Mandate Top
Not available.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
Statistical units, natural and legal persons, regardless of whether they have a legal personality or not, are obliged to provide complete, updated and truthful information to the KAS and other producers of official statistics in appropriate form, timely and free of charge determined by the producer of official statistics, defined in article 2, Law No. 04/L-036 ON OFFICIAL STATISTICS OF REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO.
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
Not available.


7. Confidentiality Top
Not available.
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

“Agency shall ensure that individual data collected for statistical purposes, whether collected from natural or legal persons, or bodies and organizations of the public administration (hereinafter “Respondents”), are handled in a strictly confidential manner and used exclusively for statistical purposes. Law 04/L-036, Article 34. “All respondents shall be obliged, in accordance with the applicable law, to cooperate and provide timely and accurately statistical data to the Agency, and to cooperate with the Agency to verify the accuracy of the collected data. Law 04/L-036, Article 21: http://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2024/law-on-officiial-statistics.pdf 
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

Access to confidential data shall be permitted only to persons who are in charge of producing the official statistics up to that level that these data are necessary for producing statistics. Article 37, Law No. 04/L-036: http://ask.rks-gov.net/media/2024/law-on-officiial-statistics.pdf.


8. Release policy Top
Not available.
8.1. Release calendar
The KAS publishes yearly an advanced release calendar for all its publication for the current year. The calendar is publicly accessible on the KAS website.
8.2. Release calendar access
http://ask.rks-gov.net/ENG/administration/calls-for-tenders/release-calendar.
8.3. Release policy - user access
The general policy is that before publishing statistics on the Kosovo Agency of Statistics web site a press release is available, also on the web site, to inform users and media. All users get access to data at the same time.


9. Frequency of dissemination Top
The dissemination of data is quarterly and annual.


10. Accessibility and clarity Top
Not available.
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
News releases on-line at the time of data dissemination.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
KAS publications, tables and material for press release are always available in three languages: Albanian, English and Serbian.
10.3. Dissemination format - online database

KAS has online database: http://askdata.rks-gov.net/PXWeb/pxweb/en/askdata 
10.3.1. Data tables - consultations
Not available.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
Users do not have direct access to micro-data, but by law researchers and institutions can request access through KAS.
10.5. Dissemination format - other

Data on culture statistics are also published in the KAS Statistical Yearbook: http://ask.rks-gov.net/media/3637/statistical-yearbook-of-the-republic-of-kosovo-2017.pdf 
10.5.1. Metadata - consultations
Not available.
10.6. Documentation on methodology

A brief explanation of the definitions, key concepts and methodological explanations for users is presented in the publication of data: http://ask.rks-gov.net/media/3566/gross-domestic-product-q2-2017.pdf 
10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate
Not available.
10.7. Quality management - documentation
KAS is committed to quality assurance in the production of official statistics. Based on the "Law On Official Statistics, Law 04 / L-036", KAS uses statistical methods and processes in accordance with internationally accepted scientific principles and standards and conducts ongoing analyzes in order to improve the quality and delivery of updated statistics. In carrying out its duties, KAS follows the overall quality management principles, in line with the European Statistics Code of Practice. KAS has developed a Quality Statement which is available on the KAS website: http://ask.rks-gov.net/media/1890/statement-of-quality.pdf . The document lists eleven principles, much in line with the CoP principles like professional independence and statistical confidentiality, on which the work of KAS is based.


11. Quality management Top
Not available.
11.1. Quality assurance
Not available.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
During July 2017, in Kosovo Agency of Statistics was conducted the process of assessment of the Kosovo Statistical System through the “Peer Review” approach.


12. Relevance Top
Not available.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
The main objectives of the NA are in the first place to provide basic data for Ministry of Finance (MF), Central Bank of Kosovo (CBK), Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), University, students in Master and Phd degree), Embassy, IMF, Eurostat and other users.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
One of the key elements to ensure the quality of statistical data is the measurement of the satisfaction of users. The survey aims to gather comprehensive information on the needs and requirements of users of official statistical data. Through this survey the users of statistical data have expressed their thoughts and opinions regarding statistical views, they have provided advice and suggestions regarding their needs for statistics and how to improve these statistical data in the future. This survey was conducted during the conference held with the users of statistical data, in which 11 users responded. The questionnaire contained eight questions and included various topics: the use of statistical data, evaluation of KAS in general, the assessment of the site in KAS, evaluating the quality of statistical data, etc. More detailed information on this survey can find on the web.
12.3. Completeness
The data are already delivered to Eurostat and IMF.
12.3.1. Data completeness - rate
Not available.


13. Accuracy Top
Not available.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
Not available.
13.2. Sampling error
Not available.
13.2.1. Sampling error - indicators
Not available.
13.3. Non-sampling error
Not available.
13.3.1. Coverage error
Not available.
13.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate
Not available.
13.3.1.2. Common units - proportion
Not available.
13.3.2. Measurement error
Not available.
13.3.3. Non response error
Not available.
13.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate
Not available.
13.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate
Not available.
13.3.3.2.1. Item non-response rate by indicator
Not available.
13.3.4. Processing error
Not available.
13.3.5. Model assumption error
Not available.


14. Timeliness and punctuality Top
Not available.
14.1. Timeliness
The reference period for annual data reference period (01 January to 31 December 2016).
14.1.1. Time lag - first results
Not available.
14.1.2. Time lag - final result
Not available.
14.2. Punctuality
Delay time is 0.
14.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication
Not available.


15. Coherence and comparability Top
Not available.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
Statistics refer to the local and national level.
15.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient
Not available.
15.2. Comparability - over time
There are no breakdowns in time series.
15.2.1. Length of comparable time series
Not available.
15.2.2. Comparability and deviation from definition for each income variable
Not available.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
Not available.
15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics
Not available.
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts
Not available.
15.4. Coherence - internal
The internal consistency of the data is checked before it is finalized. The links between the variables and the coherence in their series is also checked. The data are coherent in the internal aspect.


16. Cost and Burden Top
Not available.


17. Data revision Top
Not available.
17.1. Data revision - policy
There is no revision policy at KAS.
17.2. Data revision - practice
No revisions have been carried out.
17.2.1. Data revision - average size
Not available.


18. Statistical processing Top
Not available.
18.1. Source data
The data for calculation of GDP by Activities are: a) Statistical data sources: Results of surveys and publications carried out by KAS as: structural business survey, household budget survey (HBS), labor force survey (LFS), agriculture household survey (AHS) and KAS publications; Foreign trade statistics: import and export of goods; Consumer Price Index (CPI), Producer Price Index (PPI), IMPI, Input Output agriculture Indices, which are used as deflators. b) Administrative data sources: Ministry of Finance (MF) concerning the state budget data and treasury data; Central Bank of Kosovo (CBK) concerning the data of Balance of Payment (BOP), insurance companies and other financial units; Ministry of Public Administration concerning the data of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Ministry of agriculture, Veterinary Agency etc.
18.1.1. Sampling Design
Not available.
18.1.2. Sampling unit
Not available.
18.1.3. Sampling frame
Not available.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
The data collection is quarterly and annually.
18.3. Data collection
To collect the data several methods were used: via email, the web site and via USB.
18.4. Data validation
After collecting a data the logical control is done, and then the data are compared with previous periods.
18.5. Data compilation
Not available.
18.5.1. Imputation - rate
Not available.
18.5.2. Weighting procedure
Not available.
18.5.3. Estimation and imputation
Not available.
18.6. Adjustment
Seasonal adjustment is not yet implemented.
18.6.1. Seasonal adjustment
Not available.


19. Comment Top
Not available.


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top