Author: Open Data Albania

Open Data Albania is investigating the causes of death of children from 0 to 5 years. According to indicators of mortality for this age group in 2012 results show that the complications of the first month after birth account for 47% of cases of child mortality 0 -5 years. This level refers the need for a more quality post-natal care. Similarly, Pneumonia is the diagnosis…

Open Data Albania is exploring the excise revenue by main commodity groups. Referring to the Albanian legislation, excise is a tax that is applied on excise products, manufactured and imported, disposed for consumption in the territory of the Republic of Albania. Products subject to excise duty are: energy products; alcohol and alcoholic beverages; coffee; tobacco and tobacco products; other products (incandescent lamps, tires, fireworks, piles…

Open Data Albania has researched on the inflation of 2013, for the period January 2013 – January 2014. Inflation is an indicator of the change of the overall level of prices in an economy. It is measured as the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), thus changing the price of a basket of items which represents goods typically consumed by a household. In 2013…

Open Data Albania is investigating the level of salaries of employees in the sector of information and communication technology ICT in European Union countries. This field is taking an increasingly importance and as such it is of great interest. According to a research, salaries on this profession vary based on qualifications and the hierarchical level of the work performed. Three main categories considered in the…

Open Data Albania is exploring on the study fees for the first and the second cycle study at the University of Tirana. The university is composed of six faculties, such as Faculty of History and Philology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Faculty of Law. Fees for the first cycle of studies belong to students…

Open Data Albania is exploring on the study fees for the first and the second study cycle at the Polytechnic University of Tirana. The university is composed of six faculties such as Faculty of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Geology and Mining and recently Faculty of Information Technology. Fees for the first…

Open Data Albania is exploring on the study fees and tuitions for the first and second cycle of study at the University of Medicine. The university is composed of five faculties such as Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Public Health and the Faculty of Technical Medical Sciences. This university has been part of the University of Tirana, but this…

Open Data Albania is investigating the level of profit transferred by the Bank of Albania to the state budget from 1993 to 2013. Bank of Albania is the central bank of our country and operates under the provisions of Law no. 8269, dated 23.12.1997. The Bank of Albania is independent of any other power to achieve the main objective of its activity, and the performance…

Open Data Albania is investigating tax and customs income and their collection report by the Directorate General of Taxation and the General Directorate of Customs. The data belong to the years 2009-2013. Tax and customs revenues are collected from all types of taxes applied by the Central Government. Responsible for collecting them are the General Directorate of Customs and the one of Taxation. In the…

Open Data Albania is exploring on the incomes of the state budget and their structure. The total incomes of the Consolidated State Fund include all income from various tax and non-tax sources and benefits provided by the governments of foreign countries or donors. Tax revenues come from taxes and customs, local government and special funds. Non-tax revenues are revenues that come from economic activity of…

Open Data Albania has updated data on Remittances and Foreign Direct Investment 2010-2013. During this period, the value of FDI is higher than the value of Remittances. In 2010 difference between the value of remittances and value of foreign direct investment marked the highest level. At the end of 2013, Foreign Direct Investment reached the maximum of last 10 years, reaching 923 million Euros. This…

Open Data has undertaken a research on consumption and electricity losses during the period 2000-2013. Energy consumed is the amount that households and business entities consume. At the end of 2013 energy consumption amounted to 4.5 million MWH increasing versus a year ago with 4%. Electricity consumption has been steadily increasing, standing at high levels, accounting for over 65% of the total energy produced. Albania…

Open Data Albania is investigating the level of the minimum wage in the country, the Balkans and in Europe. The minimum wage is the lowest wage that is required to be implemented by every employer, local or foreigner. The minimum wage is determined with a Decision of the Council of Ministers upon the proposal of the Minister of Labor. Minimum wage nationwide is currently 22,000…

Open Data Albania has undertaken a research on the performance of electricity production, imports and exports of this item during the last thirteen years, from 2000 to 2013.  In 2013 electricity production amounted to about 7 million MWH marking the highest value of the last three years. Production increased 47% versus the previous year, confirming the positive performance of this sector in the country. Energy…

Open Data Albania has researched in regard with the trend of values collected from the Personal Income Tax (PIT) based on the source of income. So, subdivisions of income are: income from public sector wages, private sector wages, bank interest, dividends, real estate transfers, and income from other voices. The data are taken from Budget Tables of the Ministry of Finance in the years 2009-2012.…