General government final consumption expenditure in Albania
Albania: General government final consumption expenditure was 12.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Albania, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Albania stood at 12.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Albania peaked at 22.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1981.
That places Albania 133rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.3% | — |
| 1981 | 8.8% | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 8.9% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 9.8% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 9.6% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 9.1% | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 19.2% | +110.1% |
| 1991 | 22.9% | +19.2% |
| 1992 | 21.4% | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | -31.6% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | -31.5% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 12.8% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.4% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 9.6% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.7% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 11.7% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.1% | 13.7% | 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 60.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 780,680 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3704 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4,814 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 13.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8204 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Albania?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Albania was 12.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1981.
- How does Albania rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Albania ranks 133rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.