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Latest value 49.96% observation period 2024
Previous 53.03% 2023
Change -5.8% between the two most recent observations
Observations 18 1995–2024

History

Government debt in Albania, 1995–2024, measured in % of GDP. The highest recorded value is 83.45% and the lowest is 29.45%.

1995: 29.45 % of GDP 1995 1996: 37.08 % of GDP 1997: 52.29 % of GDP 1997 1998: 54.40 % of GDP 2011: 69.19 % of GDP 2011 2012: 64.05 % of GDP 2013: 70.47 % of GDP 2013 2014: 72.94 % of GDP 2015: 79.28 % of GDP 2015 2016: 79.88 % of GDP 2017: 74.52 % of GDP 2017 2018: 63.63 % of GDP 2019: 74.81 % of GDP 2019 2020: 83.45 % of GDP 2021: 81.92 % of GDP 2021 2022: 58.52 % of GDP 2023: 53.03 % of GDP 2023 2024: 49.96 % of GDP

What this measures

Central government debt as a share of GDP.

Full series

Observation periodValue ProducerRetrieved
2024 49.96% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2023 53.03% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2022 58.52% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2021 81.92% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2020 83.45% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2019 74.81% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2018 63.63% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2017 74.52% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2016 79.88% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2015 79.28% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2014 72.94% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2013 70.47% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2012 64.05% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
2011 69.19% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
1998 54.40% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
1997 52.29% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
1996 37.08% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026
1995 29.45% World Bank Open Data 01 Sep 2026

Unit: % of GDP · Frequency: Yearly · Source: World Bank Open Data · Get this as JSON