Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Albania
Albania: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.044 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Albania, 2011–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Albania stood at 0.044. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Albania peaked at 0.044 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0286, in 2017.
Albania ranks 70th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0337 | — |
| 2012 | 0.0437 | +29.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0401 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.034 | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0286 | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0374 | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0286 | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0296 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0397 | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 0.044 | +10.8% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 0.044 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4098, 11% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Albania's 0.044 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 25% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0351 | 0.0286 | 0.0437 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.044 | 0.044 | 0.044 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 67 Russian Federation 0.0637 compare
- 68 Belgium 0.0505 compare
- 69 Italy 0.0491 compare
- 71 Switzerland 0.03 compare
- 72 Republic of Moldova 0.0207 compare
- 73 Greece 0.0123 compare
More public sector data for Albania
- Arms imports 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 225.26 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 34.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 535.47 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 36.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Albania?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Albania was 0.044 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.044 in 2020.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0286 in 2017.
- How does Albania rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Albania ranks 70th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, 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.
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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.