Albania vs Kosovo
Albania vs Kosovo: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 6.7% of government spending in Albania and 5.9% of government spending in Kosovo, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Albania, by 0.8 percentage points, or 1.14 times that in Kosovo.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Albania has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Kosovo.
- In 2025, Albania ranked 47 and Kosovo ranked 59 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Albania | Kosovo |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 6.8 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| 2015 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
| 2014 | 4.2 | 2.7 |
| 2013 | 4.8 | 2.5 |
| 2012 | 5.3 | 2.3 |
| 2011 | 5.3 | 2.7 |
| 2010 | 5.3 | 2.4 |
| 2009 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
| 2008 | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | – |
| 2006 | 5.4 | – |
| 2005 | 4.7 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 150 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
- 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