Author: Open Data Albania

The Center for European and Security Affairs of the Institute for Democracy and Mediation  has conducted a research on the level of property crime during the last four years, 2008-2011.  The research is based on the data provided by the General Directorate of State Police and intends to deepen the analysis on crime trends in the country as well as to encourage debate on preventive…

The Institute for Democracy and Mediation and the Center for European and Security Affairs have conducted a research on the level of crime against human life in the last four years, 2008-2011. The research is based on the data provided by the General Directorate of State Police and intends to deepen the analysis on crime trends in the country as well as to encourage debate…

Budget revenues represents a country’s revenues from taxes for realizing investments and expenditures by public institutions. The difference between expenditures and revenue makes the budget deficit. In the case of Albania, the budget revenues for 2009 were about 299 billion Albanian Lek (ALL) or 26% of GDP. Compared with the region countries, Albania is ranked as follows: IMF estimatesSource: International Monetary Fund (IMF)Comments and Analysis:…

Budget expenditures represent investments and expenditures incurred by public institutions using revenues. The difference between expenditures and revenue makes the budget deficit. In the case of Albania, budget expenditures for 2009 were about 379 billion Albanian Lek (ALL) or 33% of GDP. Compared with the region countries, Albania is ranked as follows: Source: FMNComments and Analysis: ODA As can be seen from the graph, Albania’s…

Savings –Lending Companies are financial institutions which accept deposits only from their members, and lend these funds to make a profit. They are subject to licensing and supervision requirements and are part of the union of savings-lending which are required to report to the Bank of Albania their financial situation and supervision compliance on an individual basis as well as on a condensed basis for…

Debt stock of a country is total public debt issued domestically and abroad and has not yet been repaid. Open Data Albania, has conducted a research, based on data from the Bank of Albania, Ministry of Finance and International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding the progress of the debt stock of the Albanian state over the years. The data are cumulative, so the stock of debt…

The Kosovo banking system is relatively new, but after 1999 it has made considerable progress. Open Data Albania has conducted a research on the Kosovo banking system, based on data provided by the Central Bank of Kosovo. Presently, the banking system comprises 8 banks: Banking System in Kosovo  (2010) Source: Central Bank of the Republic of KosovoAnalysis and Comments: Open Data Albania The entire banking…

Non-bank financial institutions are companies that perform financial intermediary  activities, closely related to financial issues but not classified as accepting deposits institutions. Some of these activities include leasing, lending, investment in securities, etc. The insurance companies and pension funds are not part of them of this categorization of institutions. Open Data Albania has conducted a research on these institutions, and their weight relative to GDP,…

Open Data Albania has conducted a research on bad debt (loans) of banking system in Albania, based on data from the Bank of Albania. Loans are classified as bad debt when banks have difficulty in collecting them. They are categorized in several ways depending on the degree of problems that they show: Standard loans are also called as regular loans, because they show no problem…

Open Data Albania has conducted a reasearch on the number of Automobiles in Albania, as compared to the region. The data is based on information provided by INSTAT, Ministry of Public Works and Transportation and the World Bank. Automobiles include: cars, buses and trucks. Meanwhile vehicles also include tractors, motorcycles and wagons. Startin with 1998, the number of Automobiles per 1,000 inhabitants in Albania appears…

Open Data Albania has conducted a study on the number of internet users in Albania, based on data provided by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). During the recent 10 years the number of internet users for every 100 inhabitants is as shown below: Source: International Telecommunications Union (ITU)Analysis and Comments: Open Data Albania As the chart shows there is a considerable increase in the number…

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is an indicator of market value of all final goods and services produced in an economy. GDP includes all current products and services destined for the market as well as those produced for own consumption by all resident units operating in the territory of a state. GDP measured at current prices is called Nominal GDP, while GDP measured by fixing the…

Open Data Albania has conducted a research on the population of Kosovo, based on data provided by the Statistical Agency of Kosovo (SAK). During the recent decade, the population size of Kosovo has changed as shown below: Source: Statistical Agency of Kosovo (SAK)Analysis and Comments: Open Data Albania Based on the data provided by SAK, in 2009 Kosovo’s population was 2,181,000 banorë. The graph shows…

Open Data Albania has conducted a study on the life expectancy at birth in Albania, comparing it at the same time with the countries of the region. The report is based on data provided by the World Bank. Life expectancy indicates the number of years that a new born baby is expected to live, given that the conditions of mortality do not change over the…