Albania
Archived page of the 2021 seindex.org. Published 16 September 2021, last updated 6 October 2021.
Country Profile
Albania is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic and a developing country with a population of 2.8 million and an upper-middle income economy. It went through a process of transition following the end of communism in 1990, from centralized planning to a market-based economy.
Social entrepreneurship in the country is still considered a nascent field. They have adopted a Law on Social Enterprises, but still has not been operationalized.
Country Facts and Figures [ALB]
| Indicator | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,837,743 | Instat, 2020 |
| Human Development Index | 0.795 | HDI, 2019 |
| Gender Inequality Index | 0.181 | HDI, 2019 |
| GDP (current US$) (billions) | 14,80 | WB, 2020 |
| GDP growth | -3.3 | WB, 2020 |
| GNI per capita, PPP ($) | 13580 | WB, 2020 |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) (millions) | 1,744,099.96 | WB, 2019 |
| Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) | 70.8 | WB, 2020 |
| Tax revenue (% of GDP) | 18.3 | WB, 2019 |
| Unemployment rate | 12.2 | Instat, 2020 |
| Unemployment rate (male) | 12 | Instat, 2020 |
| Unemployment rate (female) | 12.4 | Instat, 2020 |
| Unemployment rate (youth 15-24 years) | 27 | WB, 2019 |
| Employment rate (male) | 67.8 | Instat, 2021 |
| Employment rate (female) | 53.6 | Instat, 2021 |
| Average monthly net wage (MKD) (01.2019) | 56710 | Instat, 2021 |
| Poverty rate | 23.4 | Instat, 2021 |
| Households with internet access | 82.2 | Invest in Albania, 2018 |
Sources:
Human Development Index 2019
World Bank 2019 & 2020
Instat 2019, 2020 & 2021
Invest in Albania, 2018
More Info and Sources
- Hackett, M., Roy, J.M. [2021]. Focus on the Balkans: Social Enterprise in Albania
- GLOBAL CAD. [2021]. WOMEN'S SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: creating new opportunities for inclusion in Albania
- Demaj, E., ILIA, S. [2020]. The Evolution of Social Entrepreneurship in Albania
- Agolli, A., Haska, E., Hoxha J. [2019]. Social enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Country fiche: Albania