Key Figures

No.

Topic

Indicator

Q1-2024

Q2-2024

Q3-2024

Q4-2024

Q1-2025

Q2-2025

1

Macroeconomics

Real GDP (annual % change)

3.75

3.69

4.37

4.35

3.72

3.51

2

Labor Market

Employment rate (ages 15–64

68.2

68.5

69.1

68.3

69.5

69.1

3

Labor Market

Unemployment rate

9.7

9.4

8.9

9.6

9.5

9.4

4

Labor Market

Labor force participation rate (ages 15–64)

75.6

75.6

75.9

75.5

76.7

76.2

5

Prices

Construction Cost Index

              112.0

              112.3

              112.3

              112.7

              113.1

              113.5

6

Consumer Prices

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

              116.8

              116.8

              116.8

              117.8

              119.2

              119.6

7

Wages

Minimum wage

40,000

40,000

40,000

40,000

40,000

40,000

8

Wages

Gross Average Salary (lekë)

73,641

75,114

77,669

83,401

82,210

83,906

9

Foreign Trade

Total exports ( Billion  lekë)

                    95

                  104

                    87

                    87

                  100

                  104

10

Foreign Trade

Total imports ( Billion lekë)

                  209

                  231

                  225

                  229

                  202

                  230

11

Retail trade

Sales Volume Index

100,2

110,3

129,0

129,5

107,2 

117,1 

12

Construction

Approved building permits

311

354

354

317

258

352

13

Tourism

Total arrivals of citizens

3,161,751

4,926,979

7,524,607

4,089,683

3,371,766

5,226,146

14

Tourism

Total departures of citizens

3,396,175

4,807,032

7,255,051

3,863,442

3,609,981

5,058,895

15

Tourism/Accommodation Facilities

Number of overnight stays

563,338

1,771,194

4,070,909

1,040,273

750,933

2,347,717

18

Maritime Transport

Goods transported (thousand tons)

1,673

2,142

1,924

2,008

1,644

2,205

19

Air Transport

Number of flights

13,334

18,600

21,572

15,072

13,332

18,458

20

Social statistics

Births

5,428

5,380

6,483

6,019

4,662

4,982

21

Social statistics

Deaths

5,887

5,121

5,728

5,366

5,545

4,934

22

Social statistics

Marriages

4,106

3,203

4,919

3,892

23

Energy

Balance of Electric Power (%)(Energy available)

                   3.3

-                 2.2

                   6.9

                   6.6

                   3.2

                   2.5