Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Albania
Albania: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 50.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Albania, 2002–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Albania is 50.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Albania peaked at 54.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2002.
That places Albania 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 28.1% | — |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | +36.7% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 51.6% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 50.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.9% | +0.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 50.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.2%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Albania's 50.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.9%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +36.7% | 34.4% | 46.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.6% | 28.1% | 46.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 48.1% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.5% | 53.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More infrastructure data for Albania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 165,380 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.92 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0696 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 165,380 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.05 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Albania?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Albania was 50.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2002.
- How does Albania rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Albania ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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