Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Albania
Albania: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 7.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Albania, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Albania stood at 7.1%.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Albania peaked at 7.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2008.
Albania ranks 85th of 195 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0213 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 8 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Albania?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Albania was 7.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2008.
- How does Albania rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Albania ranks 85th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).