Albania - Income

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) reports that in 2002 Albania's gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated at $14 billion. The per capita GDP was estimated at $4,500. The annual growth rate of GDP was estimated at 5%. The average inflation rate in 2002 was 6%. The CIA defines GDP as the value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year and computed on the basis of purchasing power parity (PPP) rather than value as measured on the basis of the rate of exchange. It was estimated that agriculture accounted for 49% of GDP, industry 27%, and services 24%.

According to the United Nations, in 2000 remittances from citizens working abroad totaled $531 million or about $169 per capita and accounted for approximately 14.1% of GDP. Worker remittances in 2001 totaled $614.9 million. Foreign aid receipts amounted to about $85 per capita and accounted for approximately 6% of the gross national income (GNI).

The World Bank reports that in 2001 per capita household consumption (in constant 1995 US dollars) was $989. Household consumption includes expenditures of individuals, households, and nongovernmental organizations on goods and services, excluding purchases of dwellings. It was estimated that for the same period private consumption grew at an annual rate of 5%. Approximately 62% of household consumption was spent on food, 13% on fuel, 3% on health care, and 10% on education. It was estimated that in 2001 about 30% of the population had incomes below the poverty line.