Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Albania
Albania: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 448.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Albania, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Albania recorded 448.6% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Albania peaked at 614.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 448.6%, in 2019.
Albania ranks 78th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 614.5% | — |
| 2010 | 614.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 585.6% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 573.7% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 543.3% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 474.0% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 499.8% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 515.5% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 513.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 504.7% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 448.6% | -11.1% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 448.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 274.9%, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Albania's 448.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.9%, 4.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 614.5% | 614.5% | 614.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 527.3% | 448.6% | 614.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More private sector data for Albania
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 54.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,850 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Albania?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Albania was 448.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 614.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 448.6% in 2019.
- How does Albania rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Albania ranks 78th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.