Gini coefficient in Albania
Albania: Gini coefficient was 0.2942 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient in Albania, 1996–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, gini coefficient in Albania stood at 0.2942.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Albania peaked at 0.346 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2701, in 1996.
That places Albania 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Gini coefficient in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2701 | — |
| 2002 | 0.3174 | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 0.306 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2998 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2896 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.346 | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3275 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3374 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3306 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3015 | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3012 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2942 | -2.3% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.2942 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3588, 82% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.2942 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2701 | 0.2701 | 0.2701 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3077 | 0.2998 | 0.3174 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3191 | 0.2896 | 0.346 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2942 | 0.2942 | 0.2942 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More poverty & inequality data for Albania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,170 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.5922 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 25.47 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Albania?
- Gini coefficient in Albania was 0.2942 in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.346 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2701 in 1996.
- How does Albania rank for gini coefficient?
- Albania ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.