Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Albania
Albania: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 31.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 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, social in Albania is 31.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Albania peaked at 33.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2002.
Albania ranks 41st of 127 countries on this measure, 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, social in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23.3% | — |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 23.3% | 27.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 27.7% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 30.4% | 33.3% | 5 |
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Albania?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Albania was 31.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2002.
- How does Albania rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Albania ranks 41st out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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