Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Albania

Albania: Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.6616 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6616
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
17th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.7788
in 2015
All-time low
0.6442
in 2013
Years of data
10
2011–2020

Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Albania, 2011–2020

00.20.40.60.82011201520202011: 0.7022012: 0.7012013: 0.6442014: 0.7562015: 0.7792016: 0.7212017: 0.712018: 0.682019: 0.6592020: 0.662

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Albania recorded 0.6616 for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Albania peaked at 0.7788 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6442, in 2013.

Albania ranks 17th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Albania, 2011 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2011 0.7018
2012 0.701 -0.1%
2013 0.6442 -8.1%
2014 0.7556 +17.3%
2015 0.7788 +3.1%
2016 0.7212 -7.4%
2017 0.71 -1.5%
2018 0.6803 -4.2%
2019 0.659 -3.1%
2020 0.6616 +0.4%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 0.6616 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6295, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 0.6616 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4834, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.7058 0.6442 0.7788 9
2020s 0.6616 0.6616 0.6616 1

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 14 Ireland 0.7105 compare
  2. 15 Cyprus 0.7078 compare
  3. 16 Italy 0.7072 compare
  4. 18 United Kingdom 0.6611 compare
  5. 19 Mongolia 0.6494 compare
  6. 20 Slovakia 0.6441 compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

More public sector data for Albania

All data for Albania →

Frequently asked questions

What is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Albania?
Recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Albania was 0.6616 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 0.7788 in 2015.
What is the lowest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6442 in 2013.
How does Albania rank for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's?
Albania ranks 17th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Albania. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/recreation-culture-and-religion-ratio-of-this-level-of-government-s-expenditure-on-this/albania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/recreation-culture-and-religion-ratio-of-this-level-of-government-s-expenditure-on-this/albania/">Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Albania</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
59 places, 1,203 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.