Albania vs Serbia
Albania vs Serbia: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 3.7% a year in Albania and 2% a year in Serbia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Albania, by 1.6 percentage points, or 1.8 times that in Serbia.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Albania has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Serbia.
- In 2025, Albania ranked 62 and Serbia ranked 102 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Albania at 3.2% a year and Serbia at 3.5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Albania | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 8.9 | 7.9 |
| 2020 | -2.7 | -1 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 4.8 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2.4 | 1.3 |
| 2014 | 1.8 | -1.8 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 2012 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 2011 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 3.7 | 1.6 |
| 2009 | 3.4 | -3.1 |
| 2008 | 7.5 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 6 | 7.8 |
| 2006 | 5.9 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| 2004 | 5.5 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
| 2001 | 8.3 | 6.8 |
| 2000 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| 1999 | 12.9 | -10.3 |
| 1998 | 8.8 | 5.3 |
| 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 | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 2027 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 2028 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 2029 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 2030 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 2031 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
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 Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyAlbania: 79.6 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlbania: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlbania: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlbania: 70.7% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionAlbania: 2.21% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlbania: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlbania: 2.81 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlbania: -0.71% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlbania: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlbania: 58.9% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageAlbania: 36.3 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlbania: 16.3% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlbania: -9 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlbania: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlbania: $568M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personAlbania: $224 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlbania: 6.7% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlbania: 8,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlbania: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlbania: 0.65% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlbania: 23 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAlbania: 1 million TIV in 2011Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025