Albania: GDP per capita (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Albania's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 69,097 on 2024 (from 1.06 million to 1.13 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +33,457 and a typical year strayed about 29,734 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 127,121 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 11,800 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 65,801 a year. A straight line explains 93% 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 2025, Albania had the 44th highest value of the 186 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 2025 ranking

• Malawi — 41st of 186: 1.18 million
• Cameroon — 42nd of 186: 1.15 million
• Senegal — 43rd of 186: 1.14 million
• Uruguay — 45th of 186: 1.04 million
• Norway — 46th of 186: 983,385
• Benin — 47th of 186: 964,996

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 46 values

GDP per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Andorra — 48,046 (2025)
• Armenia — 3.67 million (2025)
• Austria — 55,691 (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 12,598 (2025)
• Belarus — 31,549 (2025)
• Belgium — 53,762 (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 18,009 (2025)
• Bulgaria — 18,034 (2025)
• Channel Islands — 60,007 (2023)
• Croatia — 23,986 (2025)
• Cyprus — 36,977 (2025)
• 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)

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Questions people ask

What is Albania's GDP per capita (current LCU)?

1.13 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1980?

It is up 20,009% from 5,611 in 1980 (12.51% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.13 million in 2025 and the lowest 4,847 in 1991.

How does Albania rank?

44th highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (current LCU) unusual for Albania?

In 2025, Albania's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 69,097 on 2024 (from 1.06 million to 1.13 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +33,457 and a typical year strayed about 29,734 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, 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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