Albania's international tourism, number of departures was 2.91 million in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 15.57% from 3.44 million in 2010 (1.68% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 2.91 million | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 4.5 million | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 3.44 million | 2010 |
| Highest | 5.92 million | 2019 |
| Lowest | 955,000 | 2001 |
| Average since 2011 | 4.49 million | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 955,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Albania's international tourism, number of departures fell 50.9% on 2019 (from 5.92 million to 2.91 million).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2019), the average change was +11.3% and a typical year strayed about 12.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 36.4% in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 50.9% 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 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 8% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2020, Albania had the 20th highest value of the 70 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 | 2.91 million | 2020 |
| World | 2.03 billion | 2019 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 740.72 million | 2019 |
| Upper middle income | 444.87 million | 2019 |
Closest to Albania in the 2020 ranking
What this measures
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.
Limitations: Tourism can be either domestic or international. The data refers to international tourism, where the traveler's country of residence differs from the visiting country. International tourism consists of inbound (arrival) and outbound (departures) tourism. The data are from the World Tourism Organization (WTO), a United Nations agency. The data on inbound and outbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals and departures, not to the number of people traveling.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 20 values
| Year | International tourism, number of departures |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,907,000 |
| 2019 | 5,922,000 |
| 2018 | 5,415,000 |
| 2017 | 5,186,000 |
| 2016 | 4,852,000 |
| 2015 | 4,504,000 |
| 2014 | 4,146,000 |
| 2013 | 3,928,000 |
| 2012 | 3,959,000 |
| 2011 | 4,120,000 |
| 2010 |
International tourism, number of departures in nearby economies
More private sector & trade data for Albania
- Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) — 3.27% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 9.48% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$4.5 billion (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 10.51% (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports) — 0.35% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) — 20.59% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$) — US$9.6 billion (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service exports) — 10.97% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Albania's international tourism, number of departures?
- 2.91 million in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2001?
- It is up 204.4% from 955,000 in 2001 (6.03% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5.92 million in 2019 and the lowest 955,000 in 2001.
- How does Albania rank?
- 20th highest of 70 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in international tourism, number of departures unusual for Albania?
- In 2020, Albania's international tourism, number of departures fell 50.9% on 2019 (from 5.92 million to 2.91 million). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2019), the average change was +11.3% and a typical year strayed about 12.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.DPRT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism 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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