SOUTHEAST EUROPE

Albania

Tirana · pop. 2M · Albanian · Albanian lek

Trajectories

economic complexity

#81

Climbing the complexity rankings, from #93 in 1995.

2024 · 0.03

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers30

when	value	change
1995	−0.46
1996	−0.23	+0.23 pts
1997	−0.35	−0.12 pts
1998	−0.35	0 pts
1999	−0.30	+0.05 pts
2000	−0.26	+0.04 pts
2001	−0.29	−0.03 pts
2002	−0.19	+0.10 pts
2003	−0.10	+0.09 pts
2004	−0.12	−0.02 pts
2005	−0.13	−0.01 pts
2006	−0.28	−0.15 pts
2007	−0.30	−0.02 pts
2008	0.35	+0.65 pts
2009high	0.36	+0.01 pts
2010	−0.37	−0.73 pts
2011	−0.47	−0.09 pts
2012	−0.30	+0.17 pts
2013	−0.26	+0.04 pts
2014	−0.40	−0.14 pts
2015low	−0.51	−0.10 pts
2016	−0.43	+0.08 pts
2017	−0.33	+0.10 pts
2018	−0.26	+0.07 pts
2019	−0.29	−0.03 pts
2020	−0.24	+0.05 pts
2021	−0.22	+0.02 pts
2022	−0.28	−0.06 pts
2023	−0.16	+0.12 pts
2024latest	0.03	+0.19 pts

economic momentum

$11.4K

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $11.4K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers35

when	value	change
1990	$617
1991	$337	−45.5%
1992low	$201	−40.3%
1993	$367	+82.9%
1994	$586	+59.7%
1995	$911	+55.4%
1996	$1,021	+12.0%
1997	$729	−28.6%
1998	$831	+14.1%
1999	$1,056	+27.1%
2000	$1,160	+9.9%
2001	$1,326	+14.3%
2002	$1,480	+11.6%
2003	$1,909	+29.0%
2004	$2,447	+28.2%
2005	$2,742	+12.0%
2006	$3,058	+11.5%
2007	$3,743	+22.4%
2008	$4,499	+20.2%
2009	$4,214	−6.3%
2010	$4,149	−1.5%
2011	$4,466	+7.6%
2012	$4,281	−4.1%
2013	$4,543	+6.1%
2014	$4,794	+5.5%
2015	$4,200	−12.4%
2016	$4,458	+6.1%
2017	$5,006	+12.3%
2018	$5,898	+17.8%
2019	$6,069	+2.9%
2020	$6,028	−0.7%
2021	$7,242	+20.1%
2022	$7,757	+7.1%
2023	$9,731	+25.4%
2024latest	$11.4K	+16.9%

prices

2.2%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 2.2%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median

the numbers33

when	value	change
1992high	226%
1993	85.0%	−141 pts
1994	22.6%	−62.4 pts
1995	7.8%	−14.8 pts
1996	12.7%	+4.93 pts
1997	33.2%	+20.5 pts
1998	20.6%	−12.5 pts
1999	0.4%	−20.3 pts
2000low	0.1%	−0.34 pts
2001	3.1%	+3.06 pts
2002	7.8%	+4.66 pts
2003	0.5%	−7.29 pts
2004	2.3%	+1.80 pts
2005	2.4%	+0.09 pts
2006	2.4%	0 pts
2007	2.9%	+0.56 pts
2008	3.3%	+0.39 pts
2009	2.3%	−1.05 pts
2010	3.6%	+1.36 pts
2011	3.4%	−0.20 pts
2012	2.0%	−1.40 pts
2013	1.9%	−0.09 pts
2014	1.6%	−0.31 pts
2015	1.9%	+0.27 pts
2016	1.3%	−0.62 pts
2017	2.0%	+0.71 pts
2018	2.0%	+0.04 pts
2019	1.4%	−0.62 pts
2020	1.6%	+0.21 pts
2021	2.0%	+0.42 pts
2022	6.7%	+4.68 pts
2023	4.8%	−1.97 pts
2024latest	2.2%	−2.54 pts

demographic curve

1.3 children per woman

Far below replacement: rapid ageing ahead. Fell from 3.6 in 1980.

2024 · 1.3

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)

the numbers65

when	value	change
1960high	6.4
1961	6.3	−1.7%
1962	6.1	−2.7%
1963	5.9	−2.9%
1964	5.7	−3.6%
1965	5.5	−4.2%
1966	5.3	−2.7%
1967	5.3	−0.3%
1968	5.3	+0.1%
1969	5.3	−0.6%
1970	5.2	−2.4%
1971	5.1	−1.5%
1972	5.0	−2.0%
1973	4.8	−3.0%
1974	4.7	−2.7%
1975	4.6	−2.9%
1976	4.4	−4.2%
1977	4.2	−3.9%
1978	4.0	−4.9%
1979	3.8	−5.4%
1980	3.6	−5.1%
1981	3.5	−3.4%
1982	3.4	−1.5%
1983	3.3	−2.8%
1984	3.3	−1.1%
1985	3.2	−2.1%
1986	3.1	−2.3%
1987	3.1	−1.1%
1988	3.1	−1.2%
1989	3.0	−1.3%
1990	3.0	−0.5%
1991	3.0	−1.9%
1992	2.9	−2.4%
1993	2.8	−2.6%
1994	2.8	−0.5%
1995	2.8	−1.3%
1996	2.7	−3.5%
1997	2.5	−4.9%
1998	2.4	−4.3%
1999	2.3	−4.6%
2000	2.2	−4.2%
2001	2.1	−3.4%
2002	2.0	−6.5%
2003	2.0	+0.2%
2004	1.9	−5.8%
2005	1.8	−5.4%
2006	1.7	−5.7%
2007	1.6	−3.1%
2008	1.6	−1.0%
2009	1.6	+1.4%
2010	1.7	+0.9%
2011	1.7	+1.5%
2012	1.7	+2.5%
2013	1.7	+1.3%
2014	1.7	−1.1%
2015	1.6	−5.2%
2016	1.6	−4.7%
2017	1.5	−4.4%
2018	1.4	−4.8%
2019	1.4	−1.4%
2020	1.4	−1.7%
2021	1.4	−0.4%
2022	1.4	−0.7%
2023	1.3	−0.5%
2024latest	1.3	−0.5%

Metrics

population

2M

142 of 176

REST Countries · UN data
gdp

$23B

115 of 170

World Bank · latest available
gdp per capita

$9,731

68 of 170

World Bank · latest available
military spending

$398M

104 of 151

SIPRI via World Bank
military % of gdp

1.7%

62 of 148

SIPRI via World Bank
area

29K km²

144 of 176

REST Countries
population density

69.0 /km²

90 of 176

zuhd — derived from population and area
life expectancy

79.6 yr

36 of 175

World Bank · latest available
internet access

83%

74 of 166

ITU via World Bank
co₂ per capita

1.8 t

98 of 163

World Bank · Climate Watch
urbanisation

59%

96 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
fertility rate

1.3

146 of 168

World Bank · UN DESA
foreign-born share

1.7%

112 of 167

World Bank · UN DESA
remittances % of gdp

8.4%

30 of 155

World Bank · IMF BOP
r&d % of gdp

0.2%

85 of 123

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
researchers per million

429

76 of 118

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
scientific articles / yr

239

116 of 168

NSF / World Bank
high-tech exports %

2%

112 of 153

World Bank · UN Comtrade
gini inequality

29.4

24 of 139

World Bank · PovcalNet
youth unemployment

26%

144 of 166

ILO via World Bank
adult literacy

98%

18 of 109

UNESCO UIS via World Bank
democracy (v-dem)

0.38

72 of 163

V-Dem via Our World in Data
clean government

42

66 of 164

Transparency International via Our World in Data
press freedom

30.6

69 of 163

RSF via Our World in Data
human development

0.810

60 of 164

UNDP via Our World in Data
refugees hosted

9.4K

91 of 150

UNHCR via Our World in Data
refugees produced

22K

41 of 152

UNHCR via Our World in Data