Country

Albania

Outside the European Union · world profile (World Bank data)

Map

3 regions

 

Boundaries: Natural Earth (unofficial boundaries), simplified · sources and licences

Over time

6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 1995-2022

Albania EU average

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 1995 Albania: 710 EU average: 14,910 1996 Albania: 810 EU average: 15,600 1997 Albania: 650 EU average: 16,010 1998 Albania: 750 EU average: 16,670 1999 Albania: 1,000 EU average: 17,420 2000 Albania: 1,270 EU average: 18,420 2001 Albania: 1,500 EU average: 19,270 2002 Albania: 1,580 EU average: 19,930 2003 Albania: 1,690 EU average: 20,400 2004 Albania: 1,980 EU average: 21,250 2005 Albania: 2,220 EU average: 22,110 2006 Albania: 2,450 EU average: 23,320 2007 Albania: 2,760 EU average: 24,680 2008 Albania: 3,090 EU average: 25,390 2009 Albania: 3,050 EU average: 24,230 2010 Albania: 3,150 EU average: 25,090 2011 Albania: 3,230 EU average: 25,880 2012 Albania: 3,300 EU average: 25,980 2013 Albania: 3,340 EU average: 26,260 2014 Albania: 3,470 EU average: 26,860 2015 Albania: 3,600 EU average: 27,810 2016 Albania: 3,800 EU average: 28,510 2017 Albania: 4,090 EU average: 29,680 2018 Albania: 4,540 EU average: 30,680 2019 Albania: 4,860 EU average: 31,740 2020 Albania: 4,730 EU average: 30,560 2021 Albania: 5,430 EU average: 33,330 2022 Albania: 6,510 EU average: 36,180 1995 2003 2007 2011 2015 2022

Real GDP growth

% · 1996-2024

Albania EU average

-20 -10 0 10 20 1996 Albania: 7.3 EU average: 1.8 1997 Albania: -11.7 EU average: 2.7 1998 Albania: 8.3 EU average: 3 1999 Albania: 12.3 EU average: 3 2000 Albania: 7.5 EU average: 3.9 2001 Albania: 8.9 EU average: 2.1 2002 Albania: 4.6 EU average: 1 2003 Albania: 5.3 EU average: 0.9 2004 Albania: 5.3 EU average: 2.5 2005 Albania: 5.1 EU average: 1.9 2006 Albania: 6 EU average: 3.5 2007 Albania: 6.5 EU average: 3.1 2008 Albania: 6.9 EU average: 0.6 2009 Albania: 2.7 EU average: -4.3 2010 Albania: 3 EU average: 2.1 2011 Albania: 2.5 EU average: 1.9 2012 Albania: 1 EU average: -0.8 2013 Albania: 1.7 EU average: 0 2014 Albania: 2.2 EU average: 1.6 2015 Albania: 2.2 EU average: 2.4 2016 Albania: 3.9 EU average: 1.9 2017 Albania: 3.3 EU average: 2.8 2018 Albania: 3.7 EU average: 2.1 2019 Albania: 2.1 EU average: 1.9 2020 Albania: -3.3 EU average: -5.5 2021 Albania: 9 EU average: 6.4 2022 Albania: 4.8 EU average: 3.6 2023 Albania: 4 EU average: 0.4 2024 Albania: 4 EU average: 1.3 1996 2006 2011 2016 2024

HICP inflation rate

% · 2017-2025

Albania EU average

0 2 4 6 8 10 2017 Albania: 3.2 EU average: 1.6 2018 Albania: 1.8 EU average: 1.8 2019 Albania: 1.7 EU average: 1.4 2020 Albania: 2.2 EU average: 0.7 2021 Albania: 2.3 EU average: 2.9 2022 Albania: 6.6 EU average: 9.2 2023 Albania: 5.3 EU average: 6.4 2024 Albania: 2.6 EU average: 2.6 2025 Albania: 2.3 EU average: 2.5 2017 2021 2025

Electricity price for households

€/kWh · 2011S1-2025S2

Albania EU average

0.05 0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 2011S1 Albania: 0.12 EU average: 0.19 2011S2 Albania: 0.12 EU average: 0.19 2012S1 Albania: 0.12 EU average: 0.19 2012S2 Albania: 0.12 EU average: 0.2 2013S1 Albania: 0.12 EU average: 0.2 2013S2 Albania: 0.12 EU average: 0.21 2014S1 Albania: 0.12 EU average: 0.21 2014S2 Albania: 0.12 EU average: 0.21 2015S1 Albania: 0.08 EU average: 0.21 2015S2 Albania: 0.08 EU average: 0.21 2016S1 Albania: 0.08 EU average: 0.21 2016S2 Albania: 0.08 EU average: 0.21 2017S1 Albania: 0.08 EU average: 0.21 2017S2 Albania: 0.09 EU average: 0.21 2018S2 Albania: 0.09 EU average: 0.22 2019S1 Albania: 0.09 EU average: 0.22 2019S2 Albania: 0.09 EU average: 0.22 2020S1 Albania: 0.09 EU average: 0.21 2020S2 Albania: 0.09 EU average: 0.22 2021S1 Albania: 0.09 EU average: 0.22 2021S2 Albania: 0.09 EU average: 0.24 2022S1 Albania: 0.09 EU average: 0.25 2022S2 Albania: 0.1 EU average: 0.28 2023S1 Albania: 0.1 EU average: 0.29 2023S2 Albania: 0.11 EU average: 0.28 2024S1 Albania: 0.11 EU average: 0.29 2024S2 Albania: 0.12 EU average: 0.29 2025S1 Albania: 0.12 EU average: 0.29 2025S2 Albania: 0.12 EU average: 0.29 2011S1 2016S1 2019S1 2021S2 2025S2

Price level of household consumption

1997-2024

Albania EU average

20 40 60 80 100 120 1997 Albania: 27.7 EU average: 100 1998 Albania: 32.4 EU average: 100 1999 Albania: 37.6 EU average: 100 2000 Albania: 41.4 EU average: 100 2001 Albania: 43.3 EU average: 100 2002 Albania: 42.7 EU average: 100 2003 Albania: 41.1 EU average: 100 2004 Albania: 44.1 EU average: 100 2005 Albania: 45.4 EU average: 100 2006 Albania: 47 EU average: 100 2007 Albania: 47.9 EU average: 100 2008 Albania: 49.4 EU average: 100 2009 Albania: 46.8 EU average: 100 2010 Albania: 43.6 EU average: 100 2011 Albania: 42.9 EU average: 100 2012 Albania: 41.9 EU average: 100 2013 Albania: 43.1 EU average: 100 2014 Albania: 43.2 EU average: 100 2015 Albania: 42.3 EU average: 100 2016 Albania: 44.8 EU average: 100 2017 Albania: 46.2 EU average: 100 2018 Albania: 49.4 EU average: 100 2019 Albania: 51.7 EU average: 100 2020 Albania: 52.5 EU average: 100 2021 Albania: 54.2 EU average: 100 2022 Albania: 54.6 EU average: 100 2023 Albania: 58.2 EU average: 100 2024 Albania: 62.9 EU average: 100 1997 2005 2009 2013 2017 2024

Minimum wage

€ · 1999S2-2026S2
0 200 400 600 1999S2 Albania: 45 2000S1 Albania: 47 2000S2 Albania: 52 2001S1 Albania: 53 2001S2 Albania: 60 2002S1 Albania: 63 2002S2 Albania: 68 2003S1 Albania: 67 2003S2 Albania: 74 2004S1 Albania: 75 2004S2 Albania: 88 2005S1 Albania: 85 2005S2 Albania: 95 2006S1 Albania: 96 2006S2 Albania: 114 2007S1 Albania: 113 2007S2 Albania: 115 2008S1 Albania: 131 2008S2 Albania: 139 2009S1 Albania: 137 2009S2 Albania: 138 2010S1 Albania: 130 2010S2 Albania: 139 2011S1 Albania: 137 2011S2 Albania: 141 2012S1 Albania: 144 2012S2 Albania: 152 2013S1 Albania: 150 2013S2 Albania: 156 2014S1 Albania: 157 2014S2 Albania: 157 2015S1 Albania: 157 2015S2 Albania: 157 2016S1 Albania: 160 2016S2 Albania: 160 2017S1 Albania: 163 2017S2 Albania: 181 2018S1 Albania: 181 2018S2 Albania: 191 2019S1 Albania: 211 2019S2 Albania: 212 2020S1 Albania: 213 2020S2 Albania: 209 2021S1 Albania: 243 2021S2 Albania: 245 2022S1 Albania: 248 2022S2 Albania: 269 2023S1 Albania: 298 2023S2 Albania: 376 2024S1 Albania: 385 2024S2 Albania: 399 2025S1 Albania: 408 2025S2 Albania: 408 2026S1 Albania: 517 2026S2 Albania: 531 1999S2 2007S2 2011S2 2015S2 2019S2 2026S2

Economy

7 indicators
GDP per capita
6,510 €/inh.
+1,080 vs 2021
EU average 36,180 €/inh.
2022 · country ranking
GDP growth
4.0 %
0 vs 2023
EU average 1.3 %
2024 · country ranking
Inflation
2.3 %
−0.3 vs 2024
EU average 2.5 %
2025 · country ranking
R&D
0.20 % of GDP
+0.01 vs 2021
EU average 2.22 % of GDP
2022 · country ranking
Electricity price
0.1175 €/kWh
+0.0019 vs 2025S1
EU average 0.2896 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Gas price
0.0000 €/kWh
0 vs 2021S2
EU average 0.0847 €/kWh
2022S1 · country ranking
Price level
62.9
+4.7 vs 2023
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking

Labour

2 indicators
Minimum wage
531 €
+14 vs 2026S1
2026S2 · country ranking
Gender pay gap
6.8 %
EU average 14.4 %
2018 · country ranking

Population

4 indicators
Infant mortality
6.1 ‰
−0.4 vs 2022
EU average 3.3 ‰
2023 · country ranking
Population
2.3 mn
2026 · country ranking
Life expectancy
79.8 years
+1.2 vs 2022
EU average 80.8 years
2024 · country ranking
Fertility
1.64
+0.43 vs 2022
EU average 1.34
2024 · country ranking

Environment

7 indicators
Energy imports
27.1 %
+5.3 vs 2023
EU average 57.3 %
2024 · country ranking
Municipal waste
306 kg
+11 vs 2022
EU average 511 kg
2023 · country ranking
Renewable electricity
105.2 %
−0.2 vs 2023
EU average 47.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Organic farming
0.1 %
0 vs 2023
2024 · country ranking
Air pollution deaths
129 per 100k
−2 vs 2022
EU average 41 per 100k
2023 · country ranking
Renewables
43.1 %
−3.5 vs 2023
EU average 25.2 %
2024 · country ranking
Recycling
18.8 %
−0.1 vs 2022
EU average 47.9 %
2023 · country ranking

Society

11 indicators
Poverty risk
42.1 %
−2.4 vs 2022
EU average 21.3 %
2023 · country ranking
Income inequality
30.0
−1.4 vs 2022
EU average 29.2
2023 · country ranking
Internet use
87.2 %
+1.0 vs 2024
EU average 93.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
57.1 %
−0.3 vs 2022
EU average 16.8 %
2023 · country ranking
Passenger cars
328 per 1,000
+36 vs 2023
EU average 577 per 1,000
2024 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
33.8 %
−0.9 vs 2022
EU average 10.6 %
2023 · country ranking
Burglaries
21 per 100k
0 vs 2022
2023 · country ranking
Housing overburden
2.1 %
−0.7 vs 2022
EU average 8.8 %
2023 · country ranking
Home ownership
95.5 %
−0.5 vs 2022
EU average 69.1 %
2023 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
6.3 /10
+0.3 vs 2022
EU average 7.3 /10
2023 · country ranking
Digital skills
27.7 %
+4.3 vs 2023
EU average 60.4 %
2025 · country ranking

Regions

NUTS

NUTS 1 1

NUTS 2 3

NUTS 3 12

Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.