Albania — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Albania, 1981–2025.
GDP growth for Albania was 3.79% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 45 years, from 1981 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.32% in 1995. The lowest was -28.00% in 1991 (about -7.4× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.94% per year.
Albania ranks 84 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 40%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Albania sits above it. It peaked in 1995 and has fallen 72% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 70%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 11 of 57 economies; Cyprus (3.77%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 793% in 1989. That is 11% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1981 level: doubled by 1995.
World ranking. Slipped: 45th of 161 in 1981 → 172nd of 176 in 1990 → 31st of 199 in 2000 → 123rd of 209 in 2010 → 94th of 209 in 2020 → 76th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1981 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.79% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 4.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 4.02% | -0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 4.83% | -4.1 pp |
| 2021 | 8.97% | +12.3 pp |
| 2020 | -3.31% | -5.4 pp |
| 2019 | 2.06% | -1.6 pp |
| 2018 | 3.67% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 3.28% | -0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 3.91% | +1.7 pp |
| 2015 | 2.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 2.24% | +0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 1.71% | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 0.98% | -1.5 pp |
| 2011 | 2.46% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 2.97% | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 2.69% | -4.2 pp |
| 2008 | 6.91% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 6.02% | +0.9 pp |
| 2005 | 5.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 5.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 5.33% | +0.7 pp |
| 2002 | 4.63% | -4.2 pp |
| 2001 | 8.86% | +1.4 pp |
| 2000 | 7.46% | -4.8 pp |
| 1999 | 12.25% | +3.9 pp |
| 1998 | 8.31% | +20.0 pp |
| 1997 | -11.71% | -19.0 pp |
| 1996 | 7.34% | -6.0 pp |
| 1995 | 13.32% | +5.0 pp |
| 1994 | 8.3% | -1.3 pp |
| 1993 | 9.56% | +16.7 pp |
| 1992 | -7.19% | +20.8 pp |
| 1991 | -28% | -18.4 pp |
| 1990 | -9.58% | -19.4 pp |
| 1989 | 9.84% | +11.3 pp |
| 1988 | -1.42% | -0.6 pp |
| 1987 | -0.79% | -6.4 pp |
| 1986 | 5.64% | +3.9 pp |
| 1985 | 1.78% | +3.0 pp |
| 1984 | -1.25% | -2.4 pp |
| 1983 | 1.1% | -1.8 pp |
| 1982 | 2.95% | -2.8 pp |
| 1981 | 5.75% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Albania’s GDP growth in 1982?
2.95% (1982). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Albania’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1981 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -34.1% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.79%; 2024: 4.05%; 2023: 4.02%; 2022: 4.83%; 2021: 8.97%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.