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.
FLOW OF GOODS IN FOREIGN TRADE