Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Albania: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 2.1% (2025), 118th of 180 in the world and 42nd of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 1.4% (2025), 164th of 209 in the world and 49th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Lending rate is 6.4% (2024), 91st of 136 in the world and 15th of 24 in Europe & Central Asia.
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GDP deflator
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14 indicators
Prices & public finance: Albania in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 2.1%2025 | 118/180 | 42/49 | 0.1% | 3.6% | 1.6% | +0.3 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 1.4%2025 | 164/209 | 49/56 | 5.9% | 4.1% | 0.0% | +0.7 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 6.4%2024 | 91/136 | 15/24 | 22.1% | 12.8% | 6.1% | −1.5 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 4.0%2024 | 81/136 | 11/24 | 15.3% | 8.4% | 6.1% | −2.4 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 86.802025 | 70/210 | 8/57 | 143.71 | 103.94 | 108.65 | −31%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 18.0%2024 | 61/142 | 32/48 | 15.9%2002 | 17.9%2011 | 16.9% | −0.2 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 10.4% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 26.1%2024 | 69/142 | 42/48 | 23.1%2002 | 23.7%2011 | 23.7% | +1.7 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 18.5% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 25.4%2023 | 77/142 | 38/47 | 23.9%2002 | 22.9%2011 | 24.6% | +1.3 ppsince 2013 | 38.9% | — | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 50.0%2024 | 42/78 | 7/19 | 54.4%1998 | 69.2%2011 | 83.5% | −23.0 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 39.7%2024 | 66/119 | 14/20 | 30.4% | 45.4% | 69.9% | −23.7 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 36.4%2025 | 93/169 | 32/48 | · | 38.6% | 37.7% | −0.5 ppsince 2015 | 82.1% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 70.9%2024 | 54/146 | 6/28 | 63.6% | 78.0% | 88.0% | −14.3 ppsince 2014 | — | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 7.22025 | 36/165 | 6/49 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 9.2 | +2.4%since 2015 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.03%2025 | 59/156 | 23/47 | 1.26% | 1.54% | 1.29% | +0.9 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 1.87% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Government debt−23.0 pp50.0% in 2024
- External debt−23.7 pp39.7% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports+2.4%7.2 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+0.3 pp2.1% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Albania and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Albania. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Albania | Greece | Serbia | North Macedonia | Kosovo | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.1%2025 | 2.5%2025 | 3.9%2025 | 4.1%2025 | 3.9%2025 | 3.9%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 1.4%2025 | 2.8%2025 | 4.5%2025 | 4.6%2025 | 2.8%2025 | 4.0%2025 |
| Lending rate | 6.4%2024 | — | 4.8%2010 | 5.4%2025 | 6.7%2018 | 6.3%2025 |
| Real interest rate | 4.0%2024 | — | -0.2%2010 | 0.8%2025 | 5.1%2018 | 2.2%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 86.802025 | 0.882025 | 103.982025 | 54.652025 | 0.892025 | 0.892025 |
| Tax revenue | 18.0%2024 | 27.4%2024 | 23.9%2022 | 18.8%2024 | — | — |
| Government revenue | 26.1%2024 | 44.8%2024 | 38.6%2022 | 30.9%2024 | — | — |
| Government expense | 25.4%2023 | 47.3%2023 | 35.5%2022 | 33.4%2023 | — | — |
| Government debt | 50.0%2024 | — | — | — | — | — |