Government spending vs. GDP, per square kilometre in Albania
Albania: Government spending vs. GDP, per square kilometre was 68,023 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending vs. GDP, per square kilometre in Albania, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Albania recorded 68,023 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre for government spending vs. gdp, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending vs. gdp, per square kilometre in Albania peaked at 68,023 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33,189 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, in 2000.
Albania ranks 83rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Government spending vs. GDP, per square kilometre in Albania, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 33,320 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 45,192 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 1997 | 40,077 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1998 | 36,590 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 36,758 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 33,189 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 36,299 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 38,141 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 37,824 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 39,436 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 38,831 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 37,882 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 38,389 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 41,215 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 42,753 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 44,451 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 45,889 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 45,402 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 46,406 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 50,253 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 48,977 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 52,485 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 52,998 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 54,635 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 59,613 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 62,244 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 63,734 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 65,156 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 68,023 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 68,023 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65,992 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Albania's 68,023 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 242,148 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government spending vs. GDP, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +35.6% | 33,320 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 45,192 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,387 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 33,320 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 45,192 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 38,396 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 33,189 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 42,753 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,111 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 44,451 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 59,613 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,789 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 62,244 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 68,023 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 80 Comoros 72,954 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 81 Haiti 68,682 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 82 North Macedonia 68,452 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 84 Montenegro 65,992 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 85 East Timor 64,417 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 86 Chile 62,024 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 341.64 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 145.41 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 788.1 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 32.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending vs. gdp, per square kilometre in Albania?
- Government spending vs. gdp, per square kilometre in Albania was 68,023 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest government spending vs. gdp, per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 68,023 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest government spending vs. gdp, per square kilometre recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,189 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for government spending vs. gdp, per square kilometre?
- Albania ranks 83rd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending vs. gdp, per square kilometre rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Government spending vs. GDP, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Government spending vs. GDP divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Government spending vs. GDP ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Government spending vs. GDP National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Government spending vs. GDP divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.