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Albania · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Albania

Europe & Central Asia Capital Tirane Upper middle income Nation age 114 years (since 1912) i ALB · AL
NationsTree Index 2025 i60.655th of 196 Tree height 2025 i4.9 msee ranking Military strength i28percentile
Population i2.3 m146th of 217 Area i28,750 km²140th of 216 GDP i$30.54 bn113th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$66.31 bn intl.121st of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$28,221 intl.85th of 199 Life expectancy i79.8 years54th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i68
Strength · trunk i33
Quality of life · crown i66
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i58
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i90
CSV

In short

Albania is 55th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 60.6 out of 100; its tree is 4.9 m tall.

It has 2.3 million people and an economy of $66.31 bn at purchasing power parity, 121st of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Tertiary enrolment (18th of 150) and DPT immunization (29th of 193).

Its weakest positions: High-tech exports (141st of 168), Unemployment (153rd of 187) and R&D spending (85th of 110).

Over five years it climbed from 71st to 55th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 28,750 140th/216
Land area ikm² 27,400 143rd/216
Population ipeople 2.3 m 146th/217
Population growth i% -1.17% 211th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 86.8 115th/216
Urban population i% 58.9% 133rd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 16.6% 157th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 17.6% 53rd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $30.54 bn 113th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $66.31 bn 121st/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $53.39 bn 124th/199
GDP per person iUSD $12,998 95th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $28,221 85th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $12,060 87th/201
GDP growth i% 3.8% 84th/210
Inflation i% 2.1% 63rd/180
Unemployment i% 10.9% 153rd/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 50.0% 23rd/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 53.8% 98th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.8% 71st/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 14.8% 53rd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 21.8% 115th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 6.0% 142nd/192
Services i% of GDP 49.7% 146th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $11.30 bn 109th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $12.99 bn 110th/182
Exports i% of GDP 37.0% 90th/183
Imports i% of GDP 42.5% 96th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 79.5% 96th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 3.3% 85th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 54.1% 65th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 13.4% 98th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 5.6% 60th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.5% 141st/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -0.7% 87th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 6.1% 34th/196

Natural resources

68
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 1.4% 106th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 1.04% 44th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.05% 67th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.03% 39th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.18% 64th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.14% 104th/209
Arable land i% of land area 21.5% 51st/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 10,972 43rd/183

Tourism

71
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 2.7 m 56th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.24 bn 64th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 35.9% 22nd/168
Outbound trips idepartures 2.9 m 40th/107

Society & health

72
Life expectancy iyears 79.8 54th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 9.2 68th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.88 84th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.9 62nd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 97% 29th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 93.2% 36th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 108.4% 29th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 48.5%2018
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 26.8% 54th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.1% 84th/193
Adult literacy i% 97.7% 23rd/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 84.1% 18th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.810 71st/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 29.42020
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.3%2020

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 70.8% 85th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 69.3% 65th/144
Internet users i% of population 85.9% 79th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 89 160th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 24.9 77th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.70 71st/164
Rail lines iroute-km 4232009
Air passengers carried ipassengers 374,800 120th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.79 84th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 41.9% 57th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 15.5 87th/200
Forest area i% of land area 34.3% 99th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 888 95th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 62.0 66th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 42.0 116th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 58.0 100th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 67.2 110th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 60.7 72nd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 60.0 94th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.4 55th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $623.6 m 96th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.0% 59th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 6.7% 50th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 8,000 140th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.65% 98th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 23.0 m 86th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.0 m2011

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.20% 85th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 9 107th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 319 115th/197

Compare Albania with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Albania — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/albania. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Albania — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/albania. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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