Methodology

The publication “Statistics on Demographic Events of Enterprises” plays a crucial role in supporting various stakeholders, including the business community, policy-makers, and academics. By analysing business statistics, this publication enables informed decision-making and fosters economic development.

Legal basis

• Law no 17/2018 date 5.4.2018 “For official statistics”; 
• The European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics; 
• Albanian Law no 30/2023 date 24/03/2023 “On Official Statistics Program 2012-2026”; Decision of Albanian Government “On nomenclature of economic activities, NACE Rev.2”, no. 320 date 28/05/2014; 

The compilation of statistical data for business demography is based on the analysis and processing of data obtained from the Statistical Business Register (SBR).

Enterprises economic activity is based on Nomenclatures for Economic Activities, NACE Rev.2. The classification of Economic Activities (NACE) is a four-digit classification performed by different subjects. The classification in Albania is adopted by Government Decision No.320, date 28.05.2014 and is the translation and adoption of Classification of Economic Activities of European Union, NACE Rev.2. The economic activities covered by business demography are NACE Rev.2 sections B to N, and P to R and divisions S95 and S96.

Definitions of variables

An enterprise is: “the smallest combination of legal units, that is an organisational unit producing goods or services which benefits from a certain degree of autonomy in decision-making, especially for the allocation of its current resources. An enterprise carries out one or more activities at one or more locations (local unit)”. The relationship between an enterprise and a legal unit is therefore defined as: “the enterprise corresponds either to a legal unit or to a combination of legal units.

Employed include all persons working in the enterprise including owners, paid employees as well as unpaid family members. 

Employees are all persons who work directly with the enterprise on the basis of a contract of employment and receives compensation in the form of wages, salaries etc.

Business demography statistics refer to active enterprises, births of enterprises and deaths of enterprises, which are defined as follows:

Active enterprises: The number of all statistical units which at any time during the reference period were “enterprises” and also active (have turnover or employment) during the same reference period.

Births of enterprises: An enterprise birth occurs when an enterprise is registered and begins operations, amounting to the creation of a combination of production factors. 

Deaths of enterprises: Αn enterprise death is the termination of an enterprise, amounting to the dissolution of a combination of production factors.