Albania — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Albania, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Albania was 7.05% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 7.54% in 2022. The lowest was 5.44% in 2008 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.80% per year.
Albania ranks 83 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 44%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Albania sits below it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 6% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 14%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 36 of 51 economies; Russian Federation (7.04%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 10% in 2020. That is 4% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 87 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 64th of 184 in 2000 → 83rd of 188 in 2010 → 79th of 189 in 2020 → 82nd of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.05% | -0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 7.54% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 7.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 7.47% | +0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 6.78% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 6.59% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 6.65% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 6.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 6.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 6.21% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 6.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 6.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 6.16% | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 5.76% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 5.44% | -0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 5.86% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 5.57% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 5.66% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 5.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 5.84% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 5.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 5.87% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Albania’s Health spending in 2001?
5.86% (2001). 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 % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Albania’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +20.1% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. 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: 2023: 7.05%; 2022: 7.54%; 2021: 7.36%; 2020: 7.47%; 2019: 6.78%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). 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.