Albania's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) was US$5,943 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 58.32% from US$3,754 in 2011 (4.7% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$5,943 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$3,708 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$3,754 | 2011 |
| Highest | US$5,943 | 2021 |
| Lowest | US$136.05 | 1992 |
| Average since 2012 | US$4,306 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$511.6 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Albania's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$1,092 on 2020 (from US$4,851 to US$5,943).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$145.34 and a typical year strayed about US$275.62 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$1,092 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was US$547.03 in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$222.9 a year. A straight line explains 75% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Albania had the 67th highest value of the 167 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | US$5,943 | 2021 |
| World | US$9,709 | 2021 |
| Europe & Central Asia | US$21,948 | 2021 |
| Upper middle income | US$6,813 | 2021 |
Closest to Albania in the 2021 ranking
- Guyana — 64th of 167: US$6,274
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 65th of 167: US$6,019
- North Macedonia — 66th of 167: US$5,996
- Belarus — 68th of 167: US$5,812
- Brazil — 69th of 167: US$5,776
- South Africa — 70th of 167: US$5,521
What this measures
Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 38 values
| Year | Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 5,943 |
| 2020 | 4,851 |
| 2019 | 4,848 |
| 2018 | 4,771 |
| 2017 | 4,047 |
| 2016 | 3,708 |
| 2015 | 3,457 |
| 2014 | 4,004 |
| 2013 | 3,862 |
| 2012 | 3,571 |
| 2011 |
Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
- Armenia — US$3,791 (2021)
- Austria — US$43,282 (2021)
- Azerbaijan — US$3,965 (2021)
- Belarus — US$5,812 (2021)
- Belgium — US$41,743 (2021)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$6,019 (2021)
- Bulgaria — US$10,690 (2021)
- Croatia — US$14,554 (2021)
- Cyprus — US$24,105 (2021)
- Czechia
More economic policy & debt data for Albania
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 2.79% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) — US$25.28 million (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$11.41 million (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$107.57 million (2021)
- Trade in services (% of GDP) — 46.51% (2025)
- Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) — 10.43% (2025)
- Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) — US$1.25 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) — US$13.07 billion (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Albania's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)?
- US$5,943 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1984?
- It is up 1,062% from US$511.6 in 1984 (6.85% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$5,943 in 2021 and the lowest US$136.05 in 1992.
- How does Albania rank?
- 67th highest of 167 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) unusual for Albania?
- In 2021, Albania's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) rose US$1,092 on 2020 (from US$4,851 to US$5,943). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$145.34 and a typical year strayed about US$275.62 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNTY.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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