Services, value added (% of GDP) in Albania
Albania: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 49.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Albania, 1995–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Albania stood at 49.7%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Albania peaked at 49.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 2003.
That places Albania 149th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 40.4% | — |
| 1996 | 39.5% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 42.1% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 39.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 49.7% | +2.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 49.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.1%, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 49.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.4%, 81% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 39.5% | 45.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 39.1% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 41.3% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 45.3% | 49.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Albania?
- Services, value added in Albania was 49.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 2003.
- How does Albania rank for services, value added?
- Albania ranks 149th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.