Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Albania
Albania: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 7.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Albania, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Albania recorded 7.1% for current health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Albania peaked at 7.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2008.
That places Albania 84th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -6.4% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 7.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 7.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 90% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0258 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Albania?
- Current health expenditure in Albania was 7.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for current health expenditure?
- Albania ranks 84th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.