International rankings of Albania

These are the international rankings of Albania.

Demographics

• Population 2016 ranked 137 out of 196 countries
• Life expectancy 2016 ranked 37 out of 183 countries

Economy

Natural resources of Albania. Metals are in blue (Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu), fossil fuels are in red (L — lignite, P — petroleum, BI — bitumen).

Macroeconomic indicators

GDP (PPP): $40.822 billion (2021)

GDP per capita (PPP): $19,368 (2019)

country comparison to the world: 95

GDP – real growth rate: 8.52% (2021)

country comparison to the world: 34

Inflation: 2.04% (2021)

country comparison to the world: 155

Unemployment: 11.82 (2021)

country comparison to the world: 57

Agriculture

Products: milk, maize, tomatoes, potatoes, watermelons, wheat, grapes, cucumbers, onions, apples

Foreign trade

Top export destinations by dollar (2014): Italy ($10.15 billion), Spain ($1680 million), China ($1300 million), Turkey ($920.8 million) and India ($880.5 million).

Top import items 2014: Refined Petroleum ($547 million), Cars ($198 million), Packaged Medicaments ($129 million), Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($97.4 million) and Footwear Parts ($86.2 million).

Top import origins by dollar (2014): Italy ($100.38 billion), Greece ($41300 million), Turkey ($31500 million), China ($27800 million) and Germany ($23500 million).

Import partners: Italy 28%, Greece 12%, China 11%, Turkey 9%, Germany 5% (2019)

Remittances: $600 million (2014 est.)

Electricity – production by source:

• hydro: 99.4% (2021)

Natural gas

• production: 42.05 million m³ (2019 est.)

• consumption: 42.05 million m³ (2019 est.)

• exports: 0 cu m (2007 est.)
• imports: 0 cu m (2007 est.)
• proven reserves: 5.692 billion m³ (2012 est)

Exchange rates

• Lekë per US dollar: 103.51 (2020), 125.4 (2017), 79.546 (2008), 92.668 (2007), 98.384 (2006), 102.649 (2005), 102.78 (2004), 121.863 (2003), 140.155 (2002), 143.485 (2001), 143.709 (2000), 137.691 (1999)

Education

• Education Index ranked 77 out of 181 countries.
• Programme for International Student Assessment 2015,
  • Maths ranked 56 out of 74.
  • Sciences ranked 52 out of 74.
  • Reading ranked 62 out of 74.
• Literacy rate 2015 ranked 20 out of 190 countries.

Environment

• Yale University: Environmental Sustainability Index 2005, ranked 24 out of 146 countries.
• Environmental Performance Index 2012, 15 of 132 countries.
• Environmental Performance Index 2012 by Trend EPI 2012, 4 of 132 countries.
• South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission and United Nations Environment Program: Environmental Vulnerability Index, ranked 158 out of 234 countries.

Military

• Institute for Economics and Peace / EIU: Global Peace Index 2016, ranked 54 out of 163 countries

Politics

• Corruption Perceptions Index 2015 ranked 83 out of 167 countries.
• Press Freedom Index 2016 ranked 82 out of 180 countries.
• Freedom of the Press 2009 ranked 50 out of 98 countries.
• Democracy Index 2015 ranked 81 out of 167 countries.

Society

• University of Leicester 2006 Satisfaction with Life Index ranked 157 out of 178
• New Economics Foundation 2009 Happy Planet Index ranked 54 out of 143.
• World Economic Forum: Global Gender Gap Report 2015 ranked 70 out of 140 countries.

Sport

• FIFA World Rankings: highest was 22nd in August 2015.

Tourism

• World Tourism Organization: World Tourism rankings 2008, not ranked among top 50
• World Economic Forum: Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2009, ranked 90 out of 133 countries

Technology

• List of countries by number of Internet users 2011, ranked 99 out of 193 countries.
• World Intellectual Property Organization: Global Innovation Index 2024, ranked 84 out of 133 countries