Albania
Western Balkans · statistics to 2024–25 · policy framework at end-2025 · policy desk-coded
Dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Rank /45 | WB6 | EU-27 | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political | 43.0 | 38 | 53.2 | 71.5 | 7 / 8 |
| Economic | 51.0 | 34 | 51.5 | 62.8 | 12 / 20 |
| Legal | 72.2 | 18 | 66.5 | 63.8 | 7 / 12 |
| Institutional | 47.9 | 39 | 45.3 | 61.9 | 9 / 16 |
| Financial | 64.7 | 22 | 51.7 | 71.0 | 3 / 7 |
| Composite | 55.8 | 27 | 53.6 | 66.2 | 38 / 63 |
Indicators = scored now / in the full SEI matrix. Ties share a rank.
Composite, 2015–2024
Same goalposts every year. Legal and financial scores are held at their single readings, so change comes from governance, social and labour statistics, firm demography and early-stage entrepreneurship.
Social-enterprise policy and legal framework, end-2025
| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 none found (no dedicated SE strategy) | 0/3 |
| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 Minister/ministry responsible for social affairs (Ministry of Health and Social Protection) under Law 65/2016 · source | 1/2 |
| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 Law No. 65/2016 Arts 6(2) and 27 (participation of SEs in public procurement) · source | 1/2 |
| Official SE definition 3.1 Law No. 65/2016 'On Social Enterprises' | 1/1 |
| Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 Law No. 65/2016 'On Social Enterprises' (bylaw package 2017-2020) | 2/2 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 CSO/donor-led support (e.g. Partners Albania, UNDP, incubators) | 1/2 |
| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 ad hoc EU-funded CSO/SE projects (IPA civil-society and regional projects) | 1/2 |
| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 DCM No. 174 of 24.3.2023 - SE support fund 2023-2025 (ALL 240 million); predecessor fund under DCM 789/2018 (2019-2021) · source | 2/2 |
Policy composite 62.5 of 100 (mean of the eight codes). Dedicated but restrictive SE law (65/2016) with bylaws and a state SE subsidy fund (2023-2025); no SE strategy and very low uptake (9 status holders by 2022).
SEI 2021 pilot note
The 2021 note on Albania, with its country facts, charts and sources, is kept in the archive as published. Its figures date from 2020–21 and are not updated.
Cite this profile
Social Entrepreneurship Observatory & SENIC. (2026). Albania: SEI 2026 country profile (provisional edition, version 0.9.1). Social Entrepreneurship Index. https://seindex.org/countries/albania/