Central government debt, total in Albania

Albania: Central government debt, total was 1.26 trillion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.26 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
36th
of 83 countries
All-time high
1.53 trillion current LCU
in 2021
All-time low
79.31 billion current LCU
in 1995
Years of data
18
1995–2024

Central government debt, total in Albania, 1995–2024

0500.0B1.0T1.5T1995200920241995: 79.3B current LCU1996: 125.3B current LCU1997: 176.0B current LCU1998: 213.8B current LCU2011: 905.7B current LCU2012: 848.6B current LCU2013: 952.9B current LCU2014: 1.0T current LCU2015: 1.1T current LCU2016: 1.2T current LCU2017: 1.2T current LCU2018: 1.1T current LCU2019: 1.3T current LCU2020: 1.4T current LCU2021: 1.5T current LCU2022: 1.3T current LCU2023: 1.3T current LCU2024: 1.3T current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2024, central government debt, total in Albania stood at 1.26 trillion current LCU.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Albania peaked at 1.53 trillion current LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79.31 billion current LCU, in 1995.

Albania ranks 36th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 148.61 billion current LCU 79.31 billion current LCU 213.84 billion current LCU 4
2010s 1.06 trillion current LCU 848.59 billion current LCU 1.28 trillion current LCU 9
2020s 1.34 trillion current LCU 1.25 trillion current LCU 1.53 trillion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 33 Spain 1.68 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 34 Australia 1.35 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 35 Singapore 1.28 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 37 Malaysia 1.25 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 38 Mozambique 1.04 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 39 Ethiopia 846.21 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 83 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is central government debt, total in Albania?
Central government debt, total in Albania was 1.26 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 1.53 trillion current LCU in 2021.
What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 79.31 billion current LCU in 1995.
How does Albania rank for central government debt, total?
Albania ranks 36th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Central government debt, total (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,590 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.