Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Albania
Albania: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 3.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Albania, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Albania is 3.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 226.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Albania peaked at 13.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -6.7%, in 2011.
Albania ranks 32nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +47.0% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -59.1% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +35.0% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -39.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -99.8% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +31100.0% |
| 2011 | -6.7% | -313.5% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -179.3% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +150.9% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -80.2% |
| 2015 | -2.9% | -211.5% |
| 2016 | -1.9% | -33.6% |
| 2017 | -0.6% | -70.6% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | -63.2% |
| 2019 | -0.6% | +185.7% |
| 2020 | -1.4% | +135.0% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -726.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -94.7% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +204.3% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +204.9% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -15.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 3.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Albania's 3.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +31100.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 0.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -6.7% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | -1.4% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More economy & growth data for Albania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 119.44 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0067 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 87.21 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -30.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Albania?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Albania was 3.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.7% in 2011.
- How does Albania rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Albania ranks 32nd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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