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Albania

ALBEurope & Central AsiaUpper middle incomeCapital: Tirane
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76/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$34
2027▲ 5.5%
Population
2.4M
2024▼ 1.5%
GDP per Capita
$12,950
2027▲ 6.6%
Life Expectancy
79.6 years
2023▲ 1.1%
Albania in world space2000–2023
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002023
192 countries · log scale on X world Albania· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Albania

Albania's GDP is $32.41B (2026), with a population of 2.4M, and GDP per capita of $12,147. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 3.6%, inflation at 2.8%, unemployment at 8.7%, government debt at 52.7% of GDP, life expectancy of 79.6 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

Located in Europe and Central Asia, this upper middle-income country has a GDP of $32.41 billion in 2026, ranking 113th globally. The economy is experiencing steady growth with a real GDP increase of 3.6% in 2026 and a GDP per capita of $12,000. The country's economic landscape is characterized by a high trade openness, with trade accounting for 79.5% of GDP in 2024, and significant foreign direct investment inflows at 6.3% of GDP. Inflation is relatively stable at 2.8%, while the unemployment rate is projected to be 8.7% in 2026, down from 10.9% in 2025. The GNI per capita stands at $10,000 in 2024, reflecting moderate income levels. The population is approximately 2.4 million as of 2024, with a life expectancy at birth of 79.6 years in 2023. The adult literacy rate is high at 97.7%, indicating a strong educational foundation. Health spending constitutes 7.1% of GDP, reflecting investments in public health. The fertility rate is low at 1.3 births per woman in 2023, and the Gini Index of 29.4

▶Economy30 indicators · 2021–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$342027▲ 5.5%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)3.5%2027▼ 2.8%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$12,9502027▲ 6.6%IMF
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$702027▲ 5.3%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$26,4202027▲ 6.3%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.03%2027▲ 0.0%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$26.84B2024▲ 15.7%WB
GNI per Capita (USD)$9,9102024▲ 13.5%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$26,5002024▲ 8.1%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)22.4%2024▼ 3.3%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)48.7%2024▲ 2.2%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)15.5%2024▼ 5.1%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)12.4%2024▲ 2.5%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)69.5%2024▼ 0.6%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)25.0%2024▲ 6.5%WB
Gross Savings (% of GNI)22.5%2024▲ 1.5%WB
GDP Deflator (%)2.4%2024▼ 59.0%WB
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$45,5252024▲ 5.2%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)6.5%2024▼ 9.7%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)5.2%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$5,9432021—WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)3.1%2021▲ 218.1%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-6.9%2024▼ 24.8%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.03%2021▲ 218.5%WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.18%2021—WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)1.04%2021▲ 79.0%WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.05%2021▲ 401.0%WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)1.4%2021—WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.14%2021—WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$6.06B2024▲ 11.4%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary22 indicators · 2021–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)3.0%2027▲ 7.1%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)51.3%2027▼ 2.7%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-1.9%2027▲ 0.0%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-2.9%2027▼ 7.4%IMF
Unemployment Rate (%)8.7%2027▲ 0.0%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)2.2%2024▼ 53.4%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)4.0%2024▲ 584.0%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)6.4%2024▲ 1.4%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)1.9%2024▲ 38.3%WB
Government Debt (% of GDP)81.9%2021—WB
Government Revenue (% of GDP)24.8%2023▲ 0.1%WB
Government Expenditure (% of GDP)25.4%2023▼ 5.8%WB
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)17.8%2023▼ 1.4%WB
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)44.1%2023▼ 15.7%WB
Taxes on International Trade (% of revenue)1.4%2023▼ 12.5%WB
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)17.5%2023▲ 3.9%WB
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)4.2%2023▼ 1.2%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$6.52B2024▲ 0.9%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)62024▼ 10.2%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)93.122024▼ 7.5%WB
PPP Conversion Factor39.672024▲ 0.5%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)71.8%2023▼ 6.9%WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)79.5%2024▼ 3.5%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)36.3%2024▼ 5.6%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)43.2%2024▼ 1.7%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$9.81B2024▲ 8.7%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$11.68B2024▲ 13.1%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$4.00B2024▼ 8.6%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$9.61B2024▲ 10.6%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)6.3%2024▼ 8.4%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)1.0%2024▼ 13.9%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$1.71B2024▲ 5.5%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$2.27B2024▲ 11.7%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)8.4%2024▼ 3.0%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)1.5%2024▲ 124.1%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-2.4%2024▼ 99.8%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-647.9M2024▼ 130.0%WB
▶External Debt7 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
External Debt (% of GNI)39.7%2024▼ 18.4%WB
External Debt Stocks (USD)$10.71B2024▼ 5.3%WB
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)3.2%2024▼ 11.2%WB
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$4.50B2024—WB
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$360.1M2024▼ 31.4%WB
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)1.6%2023▼ 8.3%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$360.6M2023▲ 13.8%WB
▶Finance7 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit by Financial Sector (% of GDP)56.4%2024▲ 2.4%WB
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)34.1%2024▲ 4.9%WB
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)8.7%2023▲ 1.1%WB
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)4.6%2023▼ 4.9%WB
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)46.1%2024▲ 4.3%WB
Account Ownership, Female (%)41.2%2024▼ 9.9%WB
Account Ownership, Male (%)51.5%2024▲ 20.8%WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population2.4M2024▼ 1.5%WB
Population Growth (%)-1.5%2024▼ 0.0%WB
Population Density (per km²)882023▼ 1.5%WB
Surface Area (sq km)28,7502023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)27,4002023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)58.5%2024▲ 0.6%WB
Urban Population (total)1.4M2024▼ 1.0%WB
Rural Population (%)41.5%2024▼ 0.8%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth79.6 years2023▲ 1.1%WB
Life Expectancy, Male77.7 years2023▲ 1.3%WB
Life Expectancy, Female81.4 years2023▲ 0.8%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.32023▼ 0.5%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)10.22023▼ 0.6%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)8.32023▼ 4.3%WB
Net Migration-24,2302025▲ 1.0%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)16.8%2024▼ 1.2%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)66.2%2024▼ 0.6%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)16.9%2024▲ 3.8%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)51.0%2024▲ 1.9%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)25.5%2024▲ 4.5%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)25.4%2024▼ 0.6%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)96.62023▼ 9.3%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)48.32023▼ 7.9%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force1.3M2025▼ 0.2%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)64.3%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)58.6%2025▲ 0.7%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)70.2%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Unemployment (%)10.9%2025▲ 2.2%WB
Female Unemployment (%)11.2%2025▲ 1.8%WB
Male Unemployment (%)10.7%2025▲ 2.6%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)25.6%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)30.8%2025▼ 2.1%WB
Employment in Industry (%)22.0%2025▲ 0.9%WB
Employment in Services (%)47.2%2025▲ 1.0%WB
Self-Employed (%)63.9%2023▲ 2.8%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)46.0%2025▼ 0.7%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)49.7%2025▲ 0.7%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)17.5%2023▼ 6.3%WB
Employers (% of total employment)4.2%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)46.6%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)57.2%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)50.3%2025▼ 0.6%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)23.2%2023▼ 2.3%WB
▶Education21 indicators · 2017–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)3.1%2023▲ 13.3%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)10.9%2023▲ 20.4%WB
Adult Literacy Rate (%)97.7%2023—WB
Female Literacy Rate (%)97.2%2023—WB
Male Literacy Rate (%)98.2%2023—WB
Youth Literacy Rate (%)99.1%2023—WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)111.5%2024▲ 19.0%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)108.4%2024▲ 12.7%WB
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)82.0%2024▲ 26.7%WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)107.3%2024▲ 12.8%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)104.2%2024▲ 13.6%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary6172024▼ 96.4%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary10,8132023▲ 22.8%WB
Primary School Teachers9,3362024▼ 2.6%WB
Secondary School Teachers23,0802024▼ 0.3%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary182018—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary112018—WB
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)57.6%2017—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (Primary)86.72023▲ 0.8%WB
Education Spending, Secondary (% of govt)21.6%2017—WB
Education Spending, Tertiary (% of govt)18.9%2017—WB
▶Health38 indicators · 2017–2024 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)7.1%2023▼ 6.4%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$5912023▲ 16.5%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)3.5%2023▼ 6.2%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)48.3%2023▼ 0.1%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)1.92020—WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)5.82020—WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)2.92020—WHO
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)9.42023▲ 0.0%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)6.92023▼ 1.4%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)72023▼ 12.5%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)8.62023▼ 1.1%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)10.12023▼ 1.0%WHO
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)3.0%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)93.9%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)3.0%2019—WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)81.0%2024▼ 2.4%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)97.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.12024▲ 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)152024▲ 0.0%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)37.8%2022▼ 1.8%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)6.0%2022▼ 3.2%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)2.82021—WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)4.52020—WHO
Maternal Deaths22023▼ 15.1%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100K)152024▲ 0.0%WHO
People Living with HIV1,6002024▲ 6.7%WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (%)97%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Measles Immunization Coverage (%)81%2024▼ 2.4%WHO
Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage (%)97%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Physicians (total)192020—WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel582020—WHO
Dentists (total)15,6922020—WHO
Pharmacists (total)1,0252020—WHO
Child Wasting (<5 years, %)1.6%2017—WHO
Child Underweight (<5 years, %)1.5%2017—WHO
Universal Health Coverage Index712023▲ 1.4%WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)3092021—WHO
Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, USD)$5912023▲ 16.5%WHO
▶Energy & Environment15 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions (tonnes per capita)1.82024▲ 2.1%WB
CO₂ Emissions (total kilotonnes)42024▲ 0.5%WB
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)8882023▲ 0.4%WB
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)2,8892023▲ 1.7%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)41.9%2021▼ 5.6%WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)86.1%2023▲ 0.8%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)15.72020—WB
Forest Area (%)28.8%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)7,8892023▲ 0.0%WB
Arable Land (%)21.6%2023▼ 1.2%WB
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)18.0%2024▲ 26.8%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)3.4%2024▲ 21.4%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)95.1%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)99.3%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
▶Agriculture12 indicators · 2022–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)38.1%2023▼ 8.0%WB
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)5,1702023▼ 0.6%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)105.42022▲ 0.5%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)121.72022▲ 6.1%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)83.72022▼ 8.8%WB
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)135,6542023▲ 2.1%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)10,0112023▲ 12.6%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)66.12023▲ 72.1%WB
Prevalence of Undernourishment (%)5.4%2023▼ 12.9%WB
Agricultural Irrigated Land (%)18.2%2023▲ 8.1%WB
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)3.0%2022▲ 0.1%WB
Cereal Production (metric tons)701,3142023▲ 1.5%WB
▶Technology11 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)83.1%2023▲ 0.6%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)932023▼ 5.5%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)22.52023▲ 8.7%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)1,512.72024▲ 9.0%WB
Patent Applications, Residents232021—WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents12021—WB
Scientific Journal Articles2392022▼ 1.0%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$33.1M2024▲ 95.7%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)3.0%2024▼ 1.0%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$239.7M2024▲ 11.8%WB
Industrial Design Applications, Resident572021▲ 50.0%WB
▶Infrastructure9 indicators · 2009–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried374,8002023▲ 12.7%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)02019—WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)145,7622019—WB
Rail Lines (total km)4232009—WB
Railways, Passengers (million km)12021▲ 36.9%WB
Railways, Goods (million ton-km)252021▼ 3.5%WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.502022—WB
Electricity from Oil (%)0.0%2021—WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)35.7%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)57.9%2023▲ 2.8%WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)51.5%2025▲ 0.8%WB
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)111.2%2018—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)12.82023▼ 0.3%WB
Gender Parity Index, Primary109.092018—WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.032021▲ 1.0%WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education1.022021—WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption-0.332023▲ 18.6%WB
Government Effectiveness0.252023▲ 288.7%WB
Political Stability0.182023▲ 72.5%WB
Regulatory Quality0.172023▲ 7.9%WB
Rule of Law-0.162023▲ 0.9%WB
Voice & Accountability0.172023▲ 19.2%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)43.4%2023▲ 12.2%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)60.4%2023▲ 7.6%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)45.8%2023▼ 3.0%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)51.7%2023▲ 4.3%WB
▶Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.0%2024▲ 17.1%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$535.5M2024▲ 34.7%WB
Armed Forces Personnel8,0002020—WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.6%2020—WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)6.6%2024▲ 10.8%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)1.42023▼ 18.3%WB
▶Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2020–2022 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Poverty at $2.15/day (%)0.3%2020—WB
Poverty at $3.65/day (%)2.1%2020—WB
Poverty at $6.85/day (%)19.9%2020—WB
Poverty Headcount, National (%)19.7%2022▼ 4.4%WB
Gini Index29.42020—WB
Income Share, Top 10%22.8%2020—WB
Income Share, Bottom 10%3.4%2020—WB
Income Share, Top 20%38.0%2020—WB
Income Share, Bottom 20%8.4%2020—WB
Shared Prosperity Premium (%)2.4%2020—WB
Survey Mean Consumption (2017 PPP $ per day)14.852020—WB
Poverty Gap at $2.15/day (%)0.0%2020—WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.632020—WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.662020—WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.612020—WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School9.0 years2020—WB
▶Tourism6 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals2.7M2020—WB
International Tourism, Departures2.9M2020—WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$1.24B2020—WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$805.0M2020—WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)35.9%2020—WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$109.0M2020—WB
▶Urban Development7 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)-1.0%2024▼ 2.3%WB
Population in Largest City535,7022025▲ 1.4%WB
Population in Largest City (% of urban)38.6%2025▲ 1.8%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)2.7%2022▼ 3.6%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)-2.3%2024▲ 0.8%WB
Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water (%)70.8%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)69.3%2024▲ 4.0%WHO

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