General government final consumption expenditure in Albania
Albania: General government final consumption expenditure was 9.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Albania, 1996–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Albania stood at 9.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.2% on the previous year and up 491.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Albania peaked at 35.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, -11.3%, in 1997.
Albania ranks 23rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Albania, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 35.6% | — |
| 1997 | -11.3% | -131.8% |
| 1998 | -8.7% | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -105.3% |
| 2000 | -9.7% | -2221.2% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | -196.5% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -45.8% |
| 2003 | -0.8% | -116.4% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -612.4% |
| 2005 | -1.5% | -136.0% |
| 2006 | -2.4% | +59.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -154.8% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +449.3% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -49.3% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | -1.1% | -132.8% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -308.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +275.1% |
| 2015 | -2.5% | -130.6% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -382.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -86.4% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +216.1% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +194.9% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -51.5% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -45.8% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +97.0% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +36.0% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | +66.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | -11.3% | 35.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | -9.7% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | -2.5% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 2.2% | 9.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Albania
- 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0603 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 784.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 68,082 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0344 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 447.36 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 54,824 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 10.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Albania?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Albania was 9.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.3% in 1997.
- How does Albania rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Albania ranks 23rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 491.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.