Albania vs Serbia

Albania vs Serbia: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 2.2% a year in Albania and 3.9% a year in Serbia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Serbia, by 1.7 percentage points, or 1.75 times that in Albania.

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% a year · IMF

Albania vs Serbia: InflationInflation in 2025: 2.2% a year in Albania and 3.9% a year in Serbia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Serbia, by 1.7 percentage points, or 1.75 times that in Albania.
AlbaniaSerbiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Serbia has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Albania.
  • In 2025, Albania ranked 110 and Serbia ranked 56 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Albania at 3% a year and Serbia at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAlbaniaSerbia
20252.23.9
20242.24.7
20234.812.4
20226.712
202124.1
20201.61.5
20191.41.9
201822
201723.2
20161.31.1
20151.91.4
20141.62.2
20131.97.7
201227.3
20113.411.1
20103.66.1
20092.28.1
20083.412.4
20072.95.9
20062.410.7
20052.416.3
20042.910.6
20032.42.9
20025.28.9
20013.180.7
20000.170
19990.441.1
199820.730
199733.1–
199612.8–
19957.8–
199422.6–
199385–
1992226–
199135.7–
1990-0.2–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAlbaniaSerbia
20263.23.1
20273.24.2
202833.1
202933
203033
203133

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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