Albania

Country in Europe

In brief

Unemployment: 10.9% (2025). World rank 152 of 186 (1 = best); in Europe, 37 of 40. Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 25.6% (2025). World rank 160 of 186 (1 = best); in Europe, 38 of 40. Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +6.1% (2025). World rank 34 of 197; in Europe, 6 of 43. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $11.5B → $30.5B, GDP per person $4,200 → $12,998, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $12,387 → $28,221. Better than all its neighbours (Montenegro, Greece, North Macedonia, and Kosovo): GDP growth per year.

Size and growth

GDP: $30.5B 2025
GDP per person: $12,998 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $28,221 2025
GDP growth per year: +3.8% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $12,060 2025
Inflation: +2.2% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 46 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 14.8% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 21.8% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 49.7% 2025
Unemployment: 10.9% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 25.6% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 58.6% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 37% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 42.5% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -0.5% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +6.1% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 8.4% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 18% 2024
Currency: Albanian Lek (ALL)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 29.4 2020
Living on under $3 a day: 0.3% 2020