Albania vs Kosovo
Albania vs Kosovo: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 3.7% a year in Albania and 3.6% a year in Kosovo, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Albania, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Kosovo.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Albania has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Kosovo.
- In 2025, Albania ranked 62 and Kosovo ranked 65 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Albania at 3.2% a year and Kosovo at 4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Albania | Kosovo |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 8.9 | 10.8 |
| 2020 | -2.7 | -5.3 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 4.8 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| 2015 | 2.4 | 5.9 |
| 2014 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5.3 |
| 2012 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | 2.5 | 6.3 |
| 2010 | 3.7 | 4.9 |
| 2009 | 3.4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7.5 | 1.8 |
| 2007 | 6 | 8.3 |
| 2006 | 5.9 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 5.5 | 0.6 |
| 2003 | 5.5 | 2.6 |
| 2002 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| 2001 | 8.3 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | 6.9 | – |
| 1999 | 12.9 | – |
| 1998 | 8.8 | – |
| 1997 | -10.9 | – |
| 1996 | 9.1 | – |
| 1995 | 8.9 | – |
| 1994 | 9.4 | – |
| 1993 | 9.6 | – |
| 1992 | -7.2 | – |
| 1991 | -28 | – |
| 1990 | -10 | – |
| 1989 | 9.8 | – |
| 1988 | -1.4 | – |
| 1987 | -0.8 | – |
| 1986 | 5.6 | – |
| 1985 | -1.5 | – |
| 1984 | 2 | – |
| 1983 | 1.1 | – |
| 1982 | 2.9 | – |
| 1981 | 5.7 | – |
| 1980 | 2.7 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Albania | Kosovo |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 2027 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 2028 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 2029 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 2030 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 2031 | 3.2 | 4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Albania vs Kosovo
Health
People
- PopulationAlbania: 2.81 million people in 2023Kosovo: 1.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlbania: -0.71% a year in 2023Kosovo: -1.07% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlbania: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Kosovo: 1.55 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlbania: 58.9% in 2025Kosovo: 50.9% in 2025
- Median ageAlbania: 36.3 years in 2023Kosovo: 31.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlbania: 16.3% in 2023Kosovo: 9.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlbania: -9 per 1,000 people in 2023Kosovo: -16.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlbania: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Kosovo: 1.85% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlbania: $568M in 2025Kosovo: $217M in 2025
- Military spending per personAlbania: $224 in 2025Kosovo: $140 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlbania: 6.7% of government spending in 2025Kosovo: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- National powerAlbania: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Kosovo: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsAlbania: 23 million TIV in 2025Kosovo: 8 million TIV in 2025