Albania vs North Macedonia
Albania vs North Macedonia: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 2.03% of GDP in Albania and 1.97% of GDP in North Macedonia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Albania, by 0.07 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in North Macedonia.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Albania has been higher since 2024, when it overtook North Macedonia.
- In 2025, Albania ranked 56 and North Macedonia ranked 63 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Albania | North Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.03 | 1.97 |
| 2024 | 1.98 | 1.77 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 1.77 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 1.49 |
| 2021 | 1.24 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 1.29 | 1.19 |
| 2019 | 1.27 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 1.14 | 0.93 |
| 2017 | 1.09 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | 1.09 | 0.95 |
| 2015 | 1.15 | 0.99 |
| 2014 | 1.34 | 1.09 |
| 2013 | 1.41 | 1.17 |
| 2012 | 1.5 | 1.23 |
| 2011 | 1.52 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | 1.54 | 1.38 |
| 2009 | 1.48 | 1.69 |
| 2008 | 1.93 | 1.74 |
| 2007 | 1.75 | 1.95 |
| 2006 | 1.54 | 1.84 |
| 2005 | 1.33 | 2.03 |
| 2004 | 1.36 | 2.38 |
| 2003 | 1.32 | 2.34 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | 2.65 |
| 2001 | 1.31 | 6.1 |
| 2000 | 1.26 | 1.85 |
| 1999 | 1.3 | 1.71 |
| 1998 | 1.29 | 2.1 |
| 1997 | 1.32 | 2.13 |
| 1996 | 1.41 | 2.81 |
| 1995 | 1.75 | – |
| 1994 | 2.55 | – |
| 1993 | 3.2 | – |
| 1992 | 4.67 | – |
| 1991 | 5.79 | – |
| 1990 | 5.89 | – |
| 1989 | 5.17 | – |
| 1988 | 5.62 | – |
| 1987 | 5.86 | – |
| 1986 | 5.63 | – |
| 1985 | 5.65 | – |
| 1984 | 6.12 | – |
| 1983 | 5.44 | – |
| 1982 | 5.65 | – |
| 1981 | 5.85 | – |
| 1980 | 6.05 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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 151 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 North Macedonia
Health
- Life expectancyAlbania: 79.6 years in 2023North Macedonia: 77.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlbania: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024North Macedonia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlbania: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Macedonia: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlbania: 70.7% in 2022North Macedonia: 80.5% in 2022
- DepressionAlbania: 2.21% in 2017North Macedonia: 2.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlbania: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017North Macedonia: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlbania: 2.81 million people in 2023North Macedonia: 1.83 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlbania: -0.71% a year in 2023North Macedonia: -0.47% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlbania: 1.35 births per woman in 2023North Macedonia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlbania: 58.9% in 2025North Macedonia: 62.9% in 2025
- Median ageAlbania: 36.3 years in 2023North Macedonia: 40.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlbania: 16.3% in 2023North Macedonia: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlbania: -9 per 1,000 people in 2023North Macedonia: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsAlbania: $568M in 2025North Macedonia: $346M in 2025
- Military spending per personAlbania: $224 in 2025North Macedonia: $206 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlbania: 6.7% of government spending in 2025North Macedonia: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlbania: 8,000 people in 2020North Macedonia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlbania: 0.02% of world capability in 2022North Macedonia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlbania: 0.65% of the labour force in 2020North Macedonia: 2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlbania: 23 million TIV in 2025North Macedonia: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAlbania: 1 million TIV in 2011North Macedonia: 59 million TIV in 2023