Albania: Reserves and related items (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Albania's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) rose US$905.62 million on 2024 (from US$439.82 million to US$1.35 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$14.44 million and a typical year strayed about US$434.38 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 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$1.15 billion in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.16 billion in 2022. 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 US$118.97 million 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 2025, Albania had the 49th highest value of the 134 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

• Dominican Republic — 46th of 134: US$1.42 billion
• Uruguay — 47th of 134: US$1.4 billion
• Armenia — 48th of 134: US$1.4 billion
• Finland — 50th of 134: US$1.25 billion
• Spain — 51st of 134: US$1.17 billion
• Canada — 52nd of 134: US$1.08 billion

What this measures

Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency.Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. 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 46 values

Reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Armenia — US$1.4 billion (2025)
• Austria — US$1.68 billion (2025)
• Azerbaijan — US$333.05 million (2025)
• Belarus — US$2.35 billion (2025)
• Belgium — US$317 million (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$315.7 million (2025)
• Bulgaria — −US$3.56 billion (2025)
• Croatia — US$831.66 million (2025)
• Cyprus — US$30.98 million (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 reserves and related items (current US$, BoP)?

US$1.35 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1980?

It is up 39,472% from US$3.4 million in 1980 (14.21% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.35 billion in 2025 and the lowest −US$238 million in 1990.

How does Albania rank?

49th highest of 134 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) unusual for Albania?

In 2025, Albania's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) rose US$905.62 million on 2024 (from US$439.82 million to US$1.35 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$14.44 million and a typical year strayed about US$434.38 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.RES.INCL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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