Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Albania
Albania: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Albania, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Albania stood at 0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Albania peaked at 0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1997.
That places Albania 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Albania, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +187.7% |
| 2000 | 0.111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +67.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1066 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1406 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1519 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1499 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 6.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 6.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +187.7% | 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0664 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 16 Belize 0.2554 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Cape Verde 0.2387 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 0.2228 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Fiji 0.2149 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Samoa 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Montenegro 0.1978 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Albania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2845 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0261 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.954 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6439 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Albania?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Albania was 0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- How does Albania rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Albania ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.