Share of female directors in Albania
Albania: Share of female directors was 20.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Albania, 2014–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total directors.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female directors in Albania is 20.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Albania ranks 49th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of female directors in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.4% | — |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.7% | 16.4% | 20.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 46 Burkina Faso 20.8% compare
- 47 Norway 20.6% compare
- 48 Netherlands 20.6% compare
- 50 Uzbekistan 19.2% compare
- 51 Denmark 19.1% compare
- 52 Azerbaijan 18.5% compare
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 share of female directors in Albania?
- Share of female directors in Albania was 20.1% in 2020, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest share of female directors recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2014.
- How does Albania rank for share of female directors?
- Albania ranks 49th out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Share of female directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female directors is the proportion of female directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.