Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Albania
Albania: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 976,820 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Albania, 1996–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2020, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Albania stood at 976,820 international-$ in 2021 prices.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 96.1% on the previous year and down 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Albania peaked at 24.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2002 and was at its lowest, 498,043 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2019.
That places Albania 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.95 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 24.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.99 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 498,043 international-$ in 2021 prices | 19.30 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 7 |
| 2020s | 976,820 international-$ in 2021 prices | 976,820 international-$ in 2021 prices | 976,820 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 106 Malta 1.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 107 Switzerland 1.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 108 Thailand 1.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 110 Moldova 493,421 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 111 Malaysia 275,677 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 112 Iceland 219,746 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Albania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 25.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.107 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0841 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0841 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1014 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1973 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Albania?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Albania was 976,820 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2002.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 498,043 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2019.
- How does Albania rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Albania ranks 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.