Countries That Recognize Kosovo 2022

As the Republic of Kosovo, it is a semi-recognized state in southeast Europe striving to break away from Serbia. Despite being one of Europe’s most impoverished nations, Kosovo proclaimed independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008.




As a result of Serbia’s continued claim to Kosovo, Kosovo has so far been refused full recognition by the United Nations and EU. As a former member of Yugoslavia, Serbia’s stance is paradoxical, given that Serbia and Montenegro divorced peacefully in 2006 after years of tension.

It is estimated that Kosovo will be an independent state by 119 countries as of July 2022. Some of the recognitions, however, are vague or contested, and numerous other countries have revoked their recognition owing to political pressure from nations that prefer Serbia’s position over that of Kosovo.

99 nations recognize Kosovo as an independent state as a consequence. (Full information is provided in the table below the text on this page.)

Recognized as an independent state by the international community:*

Category# of countriesTotal
Recognized Kosovo in 20085454
Recognized Kosovo in 20091165
Recognized Kosovo in 2010-20111984
Recognized Kosovo in 2012-201425109
Recognized Kosovo in 2015-present10119
Recognized, but withdrawn2099

*See the following table for a complete listing of countries in each category.

Belgrade’s response to Kosovo’s declaration of independence

Immediately after Kosovo declared independence, Serbia reacted by indicting the country’s leaders on charges of high treason, bringing the matter before the International Court of Justice, and recalling Serbia’s embassy personnel to nations that had recognized the newly independent state.

According to international law, the International Court of Justice declared in 2010 that Kosovo’s declaration of independence was valid, although Serbia has disputed that ruling.




Relations between Serbia and Kosovo became warmer over time, despite the initial hostility. Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic agreed to deploy a liaison officer to Kosovo due to EU discussions on Kosovo’s status in December 2012.

In April 2013, Kosovo and Serbia signed the Brussels Agreement, which declared that Belgrade (Serbia’s capital) recognized Pristina (Kosovo’s capital) as having administrative control over Kosovo and that Belgrade would consider Pristina a legitimate governmental authority.

Also See: Countries That Recognize Israel 2022

This agreement led to a swap of liaison officials in June 2013 and allowed both countries to ultimately become EU members.

In November 2018, Kosovo slapped a 100 percent import tariff on all Serbian products, putting a crimp on ties between Serbia and Kosovo. Kosova ceased collecting taxes on 1 April 2020.

Other partly recognized countries

As far as unrecognized nations go, Kosovo isn’t alone: Some more nations that aren’t yet recognized by the international community (and hence aren’t in the United Nations) are Palestine, Israel, Western Sahara, and Taiwan.




CountryDate of Recognition2022 Population
United StatesFebruary 18, 2008338289.8570
PakistanDecember 24, 2012235824.8620
NigeriaSeptember 12, 2011218541.2120
BangladeshFebruary 27, 2017171186.3720
JapanMarch 18, 2008123951.6920
EgyptJune 26, 2013110990.1030
TurkeyFebruary 18, 200885341.2410
GermanyFebruary 20, 200883369.8430
ThailandSeptember 24, 201371697.0300
United KingdomFebruary 18, 200867508.9360
TanzaniaMay 29, 201365497.7480
FranceFebruary 18, 200864626.6280
ItalyFebuary 21, 200859037.4740
ColombiaAugust 6, 200851874.0240
South KoreaMarch 28, 200851815.8100
AfghanistanFebruary 18, 200841128.7710
PolandFebruary 26 200839857.1450
CanadaMarch 18, 200838454.3270
Saudi ArabiaApril 20, 200936408.8200
PeruFebuary 22, 200834049.5880
MalaysiaOctober 30, 200833938.2210
YemenJune 11, 201333696.6140
GhanaJanuary 23, 201233475.8700
MadagascarNovember 11, 201729611.7140
NigerAugust 16, 201126207.9770
AustraliaFebruary 19, 200826177.4130
Burkina FasoApril 24, 200822673.7620
MaliJuly 7, 201422593.5900
MalawiDecember 16, 200920405.3170
ChadJune, 1, 201217723.3150
SomaliaMay 19, 201017597.5110
NetherlandsMarch 4, 200817564.0140
SenegalFebruary 19, 200817316.4490
BeninAugust 17, 201113352.8640
BurundiOctober 16, 201212889.5760
BelgiumFebruary 24, 200811655.9300
HaitiFebruary 10, 201211584.9960
JordanJuly 8, 200911285.8690
Dominican RepublicJuly 11, 200911228.8210
SwedenMarch 4, 200810549.3470
Czech RepublicMay 21, 200810493.9860
HondurasSeptmeber 3, 201010432.8600
PortugalOctober 7, 200810270.8650
Papua New GuineaOctober 3, 201210142.6190
United Arab EmiratesOctober 14, 20089441.1290
AustriaFebruary 27, 20088939.6170
TogoJuly 11, 20148848.6990
SwitzerlandFebruary 27, 20088740.4720
Sierra LeoneJune 13, 20088605.7180
LibyaSeptember 25, 20136812.3410
BulgariaMarch 20, 20086781.9530
El SalvadorJune 29, 20136336.3920
SingaporeDecember 1, 20165975.6890
DenmarkFebuary 21, 20085882.2610
Central African RepublicJuly 22, 20115579.1440
FInlandMarch 7, 20085540.7450
NorwayMarch 28, 20085434.3190
LiberiaMay 30, 20085302.6810
New ZealandNovember 11, 20095185.2880
Costa RicaFebruary 17, 20085180.8290
IrelandFebruary 29, 20085023.1090
MauritaniaJanuary 12, 20104736.1390
OmanFebruary 4, 20114576.2980
PanamaJanuary 16, 20094408.5810
CroatiaMarch 19, 20084030.3580
AlbaniaFebruary 18, 20082842.3210
LithuaniaMay 6, 20082750.0550
GambiaApril 7, 20092705.9920
QatarJanuary 4, 20112695.1220
GabonSeptember 9, 20112388.9920
LesothoFebruary 11, 20142305.8250
SloveniaMarch 5, 20082119.8440
Guinea-BissauJanuary 14, 20112105.5660
LatviaFebruary 20, 20081850.6510
BahrainMay 19, 20091472.2330
Timor-LesteSeptember 20, 20121341.2960
EstoniaFebuary 21, 20081326.0620
EswatiniApril 12, 20101201.6700
DjiboutiMay 12, 20101120.8490
FijiNovember 19, 2012929.7660
ComorosMay 14, 2009836.7740
GuyanaMarch 16, 2013808.7260
Solomon IslandsAugust 13, 2014724.2730
LuxembourgFebuary 21, 2008647.5990
MontenegroOctober 9, 2008627.0820
SurinameJuly 8, 2016618.0400
MaltaAugust 21, 2008533.2860
MaldivesFebruary 19, 2009523.7870
BruneiApril 25, 2012449.0020
BelizeAugust 7, 2008405.2720
IcelandMarch 5, 2008372.8990
VanuatuApril 28, 2010326.7400
BarbadosFebruary 15, 2018281.6350
SamoaSeptember 15, 2008222.3820
Saint LuciaAugust 19, 2011179.8570
KiribatiOctober 21, 2010131.2320
GrenadaSeptember 25, 2013125.4380
TongaJanuary 15, 2014106.8580
Antigua and BarbudaMay 20, 201593.7630
AndorraJune 8, 201179.8240
DominicaDecember 11, 201272.7370
Saint Kitts and NevisNovember 28, 201247.6570
Marshall IslandsApril 17, 200841.5690
LiechtensteinMarch 25, 200839.3270
MonacoMarch 19, 200836.4690
San MarinoMay 11, 200833.6600
PalauMarch 6, 200918.0550
NauruApril 23, 200812.6680
TuvaluNovember 18, 201011.3120




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