Domestic general government health expenditure in Albania
Albania: Domestic general government health expenditure was 12.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Albania, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Albania recorded 12.3% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Albania peaked at 12.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2009.
Albania ranks 68th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -22.7% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +34.7% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | -0.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 12.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 12.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 96% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +34.7% | 9.1% | 12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.2% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.1% | 12.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More health data for Albania
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,085 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Albania?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Albania was 12.3% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2009.
- How does Albania rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Albania ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.