Albania vs Serbia
Albania vs Serbia: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 53.8% of GDP in Albania and 42.2% of GDP in Serbia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Albania, by 11.5 percentage points, or 1.27 times that in Serbia.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Albania has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Serbia.
- In 2025, Albania ranked 72 and Serbia ranked 97 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Albania at 45.9% of GDP and Serbia at 40.9% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Albania | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.8 | 42.2 |
| 2024 | 54.5 | 44.1 |
| 2023 | 58 | 45.7 |
| 2022 | 64.7 | 50.9 |
| 2021 | 74.7 | 53.6 |
| 2020 | 75.1 | 54.3 |
| 2019 | 66.8 | 49.5 |
| 2018 | 68.5 | 51.1 |
| 2017 | 70.7 | 55.3 |
| 2016 | 72 | 65 |
| 2015 | 73 | 67.1 |
| 2014 | 72 | 63.5 |
| 2013 | 70.4 | 61.2 |
| 2012 | 62.1 | 58 |
| 2011 | 59.4 | 46 |
| 2010 | 57.7 | 42.5 |
| 2009 | 59.7 | 35.3 |
| 2008 | 55.1 | 29.4 |
| 2007 | 53.6 | 30 |
| 2006 | 56.7 | 37 |
| 2005 | 58.2 | 50.1 |
| 2004 | 57.5 | 57.6 |
| 2003 | 60.2 | 64.5 |
| 2002 | 64.1 | 68.4 |
| 2001 | 60.6 | 95.9 |
| 2000 | 63.8 | 200.6 |
| 1999 | 68.2 | – |
| 1998 | 71.2 | – |
| 1997 | 72.2 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Albania | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49.7 | 42.9 |
| 2027 | 48.6 | 42.9 |
| 2028 | 47.8 | 42.8 |
| 2029 | 47.1 | 42.2 |
| 2030 | 46.5 | 41.6 |
| 2031 | 45.9 | 40.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- 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 149 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