Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Albania
Albania: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) was 9.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Albania, 2007–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Albania recorded 9.1% for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.7% on the previous year and up 121.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Albania peaked at 9.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2007.
That places Albania 89th out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.7% | — |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +372.3% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +61.7% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 9.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.0%, 61% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Albania's 9.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.3%, 32% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross portfolio debt liabilities to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +372.3% | 0.9% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More financial sector data for Albania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 15.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 11.07 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 15.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Albania?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Albania was 9.1% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
- How does Albania rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- Albania ranks 89th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).