Tourism contribution to GDP in Albania
Albania: Tourism contribution to GDP was 5.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tourism contribution to GDP in Albania, 2008–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 5.6% for tourism contribution to gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.3% on the previous year and up 139.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism contribution to gdp in Albania peaked at 5.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2013.
Albania ranks 25th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Tourism contribution to GDP in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.8% | — |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +25.1% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +47.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 5.6% | 4 |
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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 14.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1667 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,896 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4252 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 5,527 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 36.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism contribution to gdp in Albania?
- Tourism contribution to gdp in Albania was 5.6% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2013.
- How does Albania rank for tourism contribution to gdp?
- Albania ranks 25th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tourism contribution to gdp rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.