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Albania

Europe & Central Asia · Upper middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 11.8%
Current prices2025
30USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 12.9%
Current prices2025
11,235USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.3 pp
Annual change2025
3.7%
Inflation■ 0.0 pp
Average consumer prices2025
2.2%
Unemployment▼ 0.1 pp
Rate2025
8.7%
Government debt▼ 1.9 pp
General government, gross2025
52.6% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.4 pp
Balance2025
-2.0% of GDP
Population▼ 1.0%
Total2025
2.70million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-10.90.012.91995: 8.9%1996: 9.1%1997: -10.9%1998: 8.8%1999: 12.9%2000: 6.9%2001: 8.3%2002: 4.5%2003: 5.5%2004: 5.5%2005: 5.5%2006: 5.9%2007: 6.0%2008: 7.5%2009: 3.4%2010: 3.7%2011: 2.5%2012: 1.4%2013: 1.0%2014: 1.8%2015: 2.2%2016: 3.9%2017: 3.3%2018: 3.7%2019: 2.1%2020: -3.3%2021: 9.0%2022: 4.8%2023: 4.0%2024: 4.0%2025: 3.7%2026: 3.4% (IMF projection)2027: 3.2% (IMF projection)2028: 3.2% (IMF projection)2029: 3.2% (IMF projection)2030: 3.2% (IMF projection)2031: 3.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.033.21995: 7.8%1996: 12.7%1997: 33.2%1998: 20.6%1999: 0.4%2000: 0.0%2001: 3.1%2002: 5.2%2003: 2.4%2004: 2.9%2005: 2.4%2006: 2.4%2007: 3.0%2008: 3.3%2009: 2.2%2010: 3.6%2011: 3.4%2012: 2.0%2013: 1.9%2014: 1.6%2015: 1.9%2016: 1.3%2017: 2.0%2018: 2.0%2019: 1.4%2020: 1.6%2021: 2.0%2022: 6.7%2023: 4.8%2024: 2.2%2025: 2.2%2026: 3.4% (IMF projection)2027: 3.1% (IMF projection)2028: 3.0% (IMF projection)2029: 3.0% (IMF projection)2030: 3.0% (IMF projection)2031: 3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %9.04.84.04.03.73.43.23.23.23.2
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.06.74.82.22.23.43.13.03.03.0
Unemployment rate %11.510.89.58.88.78.78.78.78.78.7
GDP, current prices USD bn18192427303335373942
GDP per capita, current prices USD6,3966,9088,5949,94811,23512,49313,21714,14815,13716,204
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD16,35518,58820,25221,81323,49825,24726,89528,50730,24132,096
General government gross debt % of GDP74.864.758.054.552.651.550.749.949.248.6
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-4.6-3.6-1.3-0.7-1.7-2.0-2.2-2.3-2.2-2.3
Current account balance % of GDP-7.7-5.8-1.2-2.4-2.0-2.8-3.4-3.1-3.0-3.1
Population million2.812.782.752.722.702.672.642.622.592.56

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.075.42000: 64%2001: 61%2002: 64%2003: 60%2004: 57%2005: 58%2006: 57%2007: 54%2008: 55%2009: 60%2010: 58%2011: 59%2012: 62%2013: 70%2014: 72%2015: 74%2016: 73%2017: 72%2018: 68%2019: 67%2020: 75%2021: 75%2022: 65%2023: 58%2024: 55%2025: 53%2026: 52% (IMF projection)2027: 51% (IMF projection)2028: 50% (IMF projection)2029: 49% (IMF projection)2030: 49% (IMF projection)2031: 48% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-15.80.02000: -7.1%2001: -6.3%2002: -10.2%2003: -7.8%2004: -5.9%2005: -9.1%2006: -6.7%2007: -10.6%2008: -15.8%2009: -15.4%2010: -11.3%2011: -12.9%2012: -10.2%2013: -9.3%2014: -10.8%2015: -8.6%2016: -7.6%2017: -7.5%2018: -6.7%2019: -7.5%2020: -8.6%2021: -7.7%2022: -5.8%2023: -1.2%2024: -2.4%2025: -2.0%2026: -2.8% (IMF projection)2027: -3.4% (IMF projection)2028: -3.1% (IMF projection)2029: -3.0% (IMF projection)2030: -3.1% (IMF projection)2031: -3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199532.819.85.840.4
200517.128.14.840.4
201518.724.56.342.9
202514.821.86.049.7

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method12,060USD2025+158.8%
GNI, Atlas method28USD bn2025+122.8%
Exports of goods and services37.0% of GDP2025+9.9 pp
Imports of goods and services42.5% of GDP2025-1.7 pp
Life expectancy at birth79.8years2024+2.2%
Urban population58.9% of total2025+3.7 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)