Albania: Adjusted savings, particulate emission damage (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Albania's adjusted savings, particulate emission damage (current US$) rose 10.4% on 2020 (from US$36.61 million to US$40.41 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +4.3% and a typical year strayed about 18.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 54.8% in 1993 and the biggest yearly fall was 38.5% in 1992. 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$809,568 a year. A straight line explains 44% 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 126th highest value of the 164 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.

Closest to Albania in the 2021 ranking

• Nicaragua — 123rd of 164: US$44.23 million
• Puerto Rico (US) — 124th of 164: US$43.47 million
• Lesotho — 125th of 164: US$41.61 million
• North Macedonia — 127th of 164: US$40.28 million
• Finland — 128th of 164: US$39.11 million
• Trinidad and Tobago — 129th of 164: US$38.79 million

What this measures

Particulate emissions damage is the damage due to exposure of a country's population to ambient concentrations of particulates measuring less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5), ambient ozone pollution, and indoor concentrations of PM2.5 in households cooking with solid fuels. Damages are calculated as foregone labor income due to premature death. Estimates of health impacts from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 are for 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2013. Data for other years have been extrapolated from trends in mortality rates. 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.

All 32 values

Adjusted savings, particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies

• Armenia — US$38.74 million (2021)
• Austria — US$199.62 million (2021)
• Azerbaijan — US$88.89 million (2021)
• Belarus — US$120.77 million (2021)
• Belgium — US$269.28 million (2021)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$81.1 million (2021)
• Bulgaria — US$255.32 million (2021)
• Croatia — US$69.89 million (2021)
• Cyprus — US$24.84 million (2021)

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Albania's adjusted savings, particulate emission damage (current US$)?

US$40.41 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 142.88% from US$16.64 million in 1990 (2.9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$40.41 million in 2021 and the lowest US$7.12 million in 1992.

How does Albania rank?

126th highest of 164 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in adjusted savings, particulate emission damage (current US$) unusual for Albania?

In 2021, Albania's adjusted savings, particulate emission damage (current US$) rose 10.4% on 2020 (from US$36.61 million to US$40.41 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +4.3% and a typical year strayed about 18.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.DPEM.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) 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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