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Military spending, per unit of GDP in Albania

Albania: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
99th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.2808 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1980
All-time low
0.0116 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Military spending, per unit of GDP in Albania, 1980–2023

00.10.20.31980200120231980: 0.281 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.213 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.19 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.176 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.173 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.184 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.161 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.16 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.132 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.123 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.182 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.162 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.101 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.065 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.041 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.036 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.048 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.043 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.037 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.034 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.029 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.023 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.02 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.02 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.018 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.021 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.023 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.02 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.021 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.017 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.018 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.018 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.016 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.014 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.013 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.012 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.012 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.012 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.014 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.016 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.015 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.015 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.015 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Albania recorded 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP for military spending, per unit of gdp in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Albania peaked at 0.2808 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0116 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2018.

That places Albania 99th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Military spending, per unit of GDP in Albania, year by year

Year constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0.2808 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP —
1981 0.2128 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -24.2%
1982 0.1896 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -10.9%
1983 0.1758 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -7.2%
1984 0.1733 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -1.4%
1985 0.1841 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +6.2%
1986 0.1606 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -12.8%
1987 0.1597 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.5%
1988 0.1531 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.2%
1989 0.1316 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -14.0%
1990 0.1235 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.2%
1991 0.1823 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +47.7%
1992 0.1621 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -11.1%
1993 0.1011 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -37.6%
1994 0.0647 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -36.0%
1995 0.0406 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -37.2%
1996 0.0358 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -11.9%
1997 0.0484 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +35.2%
1998 0.0434 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -10.3%
1999 0.0366 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -15.7%
2000 0.0341 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.7%
2001 0.0287 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -15.9%
2002 0.0233 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -18.7%
2003 0.0203 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -12.9%
2004 0.0198 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -2.7%
2005 0.0185 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.4%
2006 0.0211 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +14.3%
2007 0.0228 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +7.9%
2008 0.0203 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -11.0%
2009 0.0206 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +1.4%
2010 0.0174 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -15.3%
2011 0.0175 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +0.5%
2012 0.0184 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +4.7%
2013 0.016 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -12.7%
2014 0.0138 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -14.1%
2015 0.0133 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -3.5%
2016 0.0121 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -8.7%
2017 0.0117 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2018 0.0116 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.8%
2019 0.0136 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +17.3%
2020 0.016 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +17.4%
2021 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.3%
2022 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -1.0%
2023 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +0.1%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0185 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1821 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1316 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2808 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0838 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0358 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1823 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0229 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0185 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0341 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0146 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0116 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0184 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0154 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.016 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 96 Lebanon 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 97 Zambia 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 98 El Salvador 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 100 Turkey 0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 101 Thailand 0.0151 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 102 Maldives 0.0148 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Albania?
Military spending, per unit of gdp in Albania was 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 0.2808 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0116 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
How does Albania rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Albania ranks 99th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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  • Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
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Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.