Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Albania
Albania: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 82.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Albania, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 82.5% for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Albania peaked at 93.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 2023.
That places Albania 110th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 91.4% | — |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.2% | 86.8% | 93.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 82.5% | 91.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 107 Côte d'Ivoire 84.4% compare
- 108 Macau, China 84.2% compare
- 109 Korea 83.8% compare
- 111 Hong Kong, China 81.8%
- 112 Turks and Caicos Islands 81.2% compare
- 113 Eritrea 80.4%
More education data for Albania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,080 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,024 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,057 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 208,738 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 141,089 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Albania?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Albania was 82.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Albania ranks 110th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release