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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 22 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 632,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” over 65 TV stations, including several that broadcast nationally and are sometimes available to neighboring countries; many viewers have access to Italian and Greek TV via terrestrial reception; TV stations have begun a…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .al
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 83% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 6 (2024 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 165,000 (2024 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 89 (2024 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 2.49 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” milk, maize, tomatoes, watermelons, potatoes, wheat, grapes, onions, cucumbers/gherkins, olives (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $6.966 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.note β€” note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $6.636 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” -$1.117 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” -$281.7 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2024.text β€” -$646.107 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $5.363 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” upper-middle-income Balkan economy; EU accession candidate; growth bolstered by tourism, agriculture, mining, construction, and private consumption; fiscal consolidation through revenue collection and tax compliance enh…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” leke (ALL) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 108.65 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 103.52 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 113.042 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 100.645 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 93.123 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” garments, footwear, electricity, crude petroleum, iron alloys (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” Italy 41%, Greece 10%, Germany 5%, Spain 5%, Serbia 4% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $7.057 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $9.099 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2024.text β€” $9.848 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $27.178 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 38.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 12% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 70.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -43.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 24% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” -1.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 15.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 22.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 48.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2020.text β€” 29.4 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 22.8% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 3.4% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” cars, refined petroleum, garments, packaged medicine, iron bars (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” Italy 22%, China 11%, Turkey 9%, Germany 7%, Greece 6% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $9.016 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $10.374 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2024.text β€” $11.697 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” -0.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” food; footwear, apparel and clothing; lumber, oil, cement, chemicals, mining, basic metals, hydropower
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 6.7% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 4.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 2.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 1.37 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 22% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2021.text β€” 81.9% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.note β€” note: central government debt as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $47.532 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $49.403 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $51.36 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 4.8% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 3.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $17,100 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $18,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $18,900 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 9.2% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 8.6% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2024.text β€” 8.4% of GDP (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $5.266 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $6.455 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024.text β€” $6.516 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.note β€” note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.text β€” 17.8% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 10.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 10.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 10.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 26.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 23.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 25.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.consumption.text β€” 255,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.exports.text β€” 345,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 180,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.production.text β€” 473,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.proven reserves.text β€” 522 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 96.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 3.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 7.49 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.exports.text β€” 2.2 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.imports.text β€” 1.922 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 2.857 million kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 1.238 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 27.407 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Natural gas.consumption.text β€” 49.977 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
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