Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Albania
Albania: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 18.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Albania, 1995–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Albania recorded 18.0% for tax revenue in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Albania peaked at 18.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1996.
Albania ranks 67th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.2% | — |
| 1996 | 8.8% | -21.7% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 14.3% | +46.3% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | +1.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 18.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Albania's 18.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +46.3% | 9.8% | 14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 8.8% | 14.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.9% | 17.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 16.5% | 18.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.9% | 18.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Albania?
- Tax revenue in Albania was 18.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1996.
- How does Albania rank for tax revenue?
- Albania ranks 67th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.