Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Albania
Albania: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 3.68 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Albania, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Albania is 3.68, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 226.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Albania peaked at 13.25 in 2013 and was at its lowest, -6.66, in 2011.
That places Albania 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7 | — |
| 2001 | 9.85 | +47.0% |
| 2002 | 4.03 | -59.1% |
| 2003 | 5.44 | +35.0% |
| 2004 | 5.84 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 6.27 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 7.32 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 8.85 | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 5.34 | -39.7% |
| 2009 | 0.01 | -99.8% |
| 2010 | 3.12 | +31100.0% |
| 2011 | -6.66 | -313.5% |
| 2012 | 5.28 | -179.3% |
| 2013 | 13.25 | +150.9% |
| 2014 | 2.62 | -80.2% |
| 2015 | -2.92 | -211.5% |
| 2016 | -1.94 | -33.6% |
| 2017 | -0.57 | -70.6% |
| 2018 | -0.21 | -63.2% |
| 2019 | -0.6 | +185.7% |
| 2020 | -1.41 | +135.0% |
| 2021 | 8.83 | -726.2% |
| 2022 | 0.47 | -94.7% |
| 2023 | 1.43 | +204.3% |
| 2024 | 4.36 | +204.9% |
| 2025 | 3.68 | -15.6% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 3.68 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Albania's 3.68 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.21, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +31100.0% | 0.01 | 3.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.96 | 0.01 | 9.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 | -6.66 | 13.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 | -1.41 | 8.83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More work & labour data for Albania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.29 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,083 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 580.32 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 580.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 604.96 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,185 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Albania?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Albania was 3.68 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.25 in 2013.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.66 in 2011.
- How does Albania rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Albania ranks 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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