General Economic Indicator

Indicator
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Population (000)
3,202.0
3,248.8
3,283.0
3,324.3
3,354.3
3,373.4
3,401.1
3,428.3
Annual Population Growth, %
1.1
1.5
1.1
1.3
0.9
0.6
0.8
0.8
Number of Employed People, (000)
1,046.0
1,161.0
1,138.0
1,116.0
1,107.0
1,103.0
1,081.0
1,064,0
GDP, mln Lekë (at constant prices, yr. 1990)
12,309
13,331
15,107
16,478
15,325
16,556
17,764
19,150
GDP, mln USD
1,222
1,984
2,422
2,689
2,294
3,058
3,676
3,752
GDP per capita, USD (at current prices)
381.5
610.8
737.8
808.9
684.0
906.5
1080.9
1094.4
Real GDP Growth Rate, %
9.6
8.3
13.3
9.1
-7.0
8.0
7.3
7.8
Gross industrial product (change in volume, %)
-10
-2
5.4
15.8
-5.6
NA
NA
NA
Annual inflation rate,%
30.9
15.8
6.0
17.4
42.1
8.7
-1.0
4.2
Annual unemployment rate, %
22.3
18.4
13.1
12.4
14.4
17.8
18.0
16.9
Budget revenues, mln Lekë
33,476
44,475
53,716
51,572
56,645
93,515
107,800
Budget expenditures, mln Lekë
50,678
60,984
77,134
87,596
100,730
141,200
165,100
Current account balance, mln USD
-365
-279
-176
-245
-276
-186
-294
Minimal salary, USD
12
25.3
36
42
30
39
42
Minimal salary, Lekë
1,200
2,400
3,300
4,400
4,400
5,800
5,800
Average monthly gross salary, USD
30.2
50.5
69
83
64
76
87.5
Average salary, Lekë
3,083
4,778
6,406
8,638
9,558
11,509
12,013
Base interest rate, %
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Discount window rate, %
34.0
25.0
20.5
24.0
32.0
NA
NA
Deposits rate, %
23.0
16.5
13.7
19.1
27.0
16.5
9
Lending rates, %
30.0
20.0
21.0
28.8
43.0
25.0
25.1
External debt, '000 USD
117.0
215.9
298.2
359.1
383.5
491.7
618
Foreign currency reserves, USD mln
147
204
240
275

306
384
481
Gold reserves, ounces
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Exchange rate for 1 USD, end of year
100.9
95
94.5
103.7
103.7
140.1
135.3
Exchange rates for 1 USD, average year
102.1
94.7
92.8
104.5
104.5
150.6
137.3
143.7

Source:

Bank of Albania: Annual Report 2000. >Albania in Figures, June 2001. >Balkan Trade Bulletin, No. 4, 2000.

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