GDP per capita (€) and annual growth (%)
in Albania and the EU-28
Albania total unemployment and
female labour market participation
Public finances, monetary and financial data
Albania business environment and socio-economic indicators
Public debt (% of GDP)
Surplus/deficit (% of GDP)
GDP per capita
(left axis)
EU-28
Albania
GDP growth
(right axis)
Albania
EU-28
Total unemployment (left axis)
Female labour force participation (right axis)
FDI and remittances to
Albania and the EU-28
€
thousand
27.6
2.1%
3.7%
4.0
45%
47%
49%
51%
0%
5%
10%
15%
47.2%
15.0%
EU-28
Albania
110 120 130 140 150 0% 2% 3% 5% 6%121
2.1%
Remittances received (% of GDP)
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
EU-28
Albania
lek/euro exchange rate (right axis)
Inflation rate AL (%, left axis)
EU-28
(2017)
7.7%
51.0%
The Ease of Doing Business’s ‘distance to frontier’ score assesses the overall level of regulatory performance of a country. It ranges from 0=’lowest performance’ to 100=’the frontier’, the best performance observed worldwide each year.
The Human Development Index (HDI) measures the average achievement in key dimensions of human development. It is based on life expectancy at birth, average duration of education and GDP per capita. It ranges from 0 to 100. ‘High human development countries’ (UN) are in the range between 70 and 80.
The Corruption Perception Index measures the perceived levels of public–sector corruption worldwide. Scores range from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). In 2016, two thirds of countries scored below 50.
The GINI Index measures the deviation of the distribution of income among individuals or households within a country from a perfectly equal distribution. It is hence a measure of inequality in income distri-bution. A value of 0 represents absolute equality, a value of 100 absolute inequality.
Rank
91/180 75/188 65/190 16/142Score
Ease of Doing Business
Human Development Index*
Corruption Perception Index
GINI Index*
Worst Best Best Worst 100 100 100 0 0 0 76.4 68.7 38.0 100 0 29.0Albania: Economic indicators and trade with EU
EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service EUI | European University Institute
Authors: Giulio Sabbati and Velina Lilyanova, Members’ Research Service
Caterina Francesca Guidi, Globalstat, EUI
PE 620.195 - April 2018
AT A GLANCE
EU exports of goods to Albania (2017)
EU imports of goods from Albania (2017)
EU trade with Albania
Main trade partners (2017)
Trade in goods (exports plus imports)
EU
US
Top EU partners (2017)
Trade in goods
EU exports to Albania
EU imports from Albania
Other
Footwear
Pharmaceutical
products
Raw hides and
leather
Plastic and rubber
Iron and steel
Clothing accessories
Cars and trucks
Oil, gas, coal
Agri-food
Mechanical
appliances
and electrical
equipment
15.3% 14.6% 12.2% 6.4% 6.0% 5.1% 4.2% 3.8% 25.6% 3.6% 3.2%Other
Iron and steel
Mechanical
appliances and
electrical
equipment
Agri-food
Oil, gas, coal
Clothing
accessories
Footwear
24.4% 10.1% 9.6% 27.0% 5.0% 4.7% 19.2%2 986
1 503
730
802
Imports
Exports
Imports
Exports
€ million
Others
Other
APEC
Members
Albania
Japan: 3.5%
Turkey: 4.1%
Russia: 6.2%
Switzerland
China
US
16.9%
15.3%
7.0%
15.6%
31.1%
EU
Albania: 0.1%
Others
Kosovo*:3.3%
Serbia:3.3%
Turkey
China
EU-28
66.2%
14.8
%
AL
5.9
%
6.5 %EU Financial assistance to Albania under IPA II
(2014-2020 allocations)
Preferential loans to Albania
EIB finance contracts signed in 2010-2014;
EBRD activity in Albania to date.
223.5
97.0
92.0
69.0
68.0
56.0
44.0
Democracy and governance Rule of law and fundamental rights
Agriculture and rural development
Education, employment and social policies Environment and climate action Transport
Competitiveness and innovation
€649.5
million
IPA II: Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance
EIB
EBRD
109
1 003
0
200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200
EIB
EBRD
€ million
Energy Services Transport Transport: 94% Services: 4% € 109 million Energy: 2%0
1 000
2 000
2 380
2 380
550
337
217
123
115
96
86
76
70
EU imports from
Albania
EU export to Albania
€ million
NotesGlobalStat is a project developed by the European University Institute’s Global Governance Programme (Italy) and the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation (Portugal). Data sources for page 1: GDP figures and inflation are from IMF WEO (October 2017) and Eurostat (2018); Labour market data are from World Bank WDI based on ILO KILM (2017); FDI and remittances data are estimates from World Bank staff based on IMF BoP data (2017); HDI and GINI are from UNDP HDR (2016) and are re-scaled (*) from 0 - 1 to 0 - 100 for better comparability - GINI is an average value computed on 2005-2013; CPI is from Transparency International (2017); Doing Business data are from the World Bank Group - Doing Business Unit (2017).
Data sources for page 2: EU trade with Albania, Main trade partners (EU), Top EU partners (goods), EU exports of goods to Albania (%) and EU imports of goods from Albania (%) are from ComExt, Eurostat; Other APEC members = Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam; Trade in services are from Eurostat; Main trade partners (Albania) are from IMF; EU Financial assistance to Albania under IPA II (2014-2020 allocations) are from European Commission; Preferential loans to Albania are from EIB (European Investment Bank) and from European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244 and the ICJ opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence. The authors acknowledge the assistance of Nadejda Kresnichka-Nikolchova in preparing graphics, and Enrico Di Gaspero in collecting data for this publication. This document is prepared for, and addressed to, the Members and staff of the European Parliament as background material to assist them in their parliamentary work. The content of the document is the sole responsibility of its author(s) and any opinions expressed herein should not be taken to represent an official position of the Parliament. Reproduction and translation for non-commercial purposes are authorised, provided the source is acknowledged and the European Parliament is given prior notice and sent a copy. © European Union & GlobalStat, 2018.
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