Poverty in Albania

Poverty is a concept which is expressed quantitatively and based on the indicators of per capita income and the ability of individuals to meet basic living needs. The most important indicators of poverty are: the percentage of population living in absolute poverty (defined in Albania as the number of persons with a real monthly consumption below 4,891 ALL), and the percentage of population living in…

The Labor Force Indicators in Albania

The employment statistics show the number and characteristics of the labor force in a country. The labor force includes employed and unemployed adults who are able to work. Open Data Albania has conducted a research work on the employment indicators in Albania based on data provided by INSTAT (Albanian Institute of Statistics) and the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. Historical data on…

Imports and exports in the South-East European countries

Open Data Albania has conducted a research work on the imports and exports of goods in the South-East European countries, based on datasets provided by the Bank of Albania, the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo, and the IMF for the year 2010.In order to enable the comparison between imports and exports of these countries, the data are calculated as a percentage of the…

Budget for the Cost function of debt for the year 2012

Expenditures allocated for Public Debt Cost function for 2012 is shown in the graph below: Source: Ministry of FinanceComments and Analysis: Open Data Albania (ODA) Expenditures allocated for Public Debt Cost function for 2012 by percent is shown graphically as folllows: Source: Ministry of FinanceComments and Analysis: Open Data Albania (ODA) All the information is presented in the dynamic table below: Source: Ministry of FinanceComments…

Budget for education during 1995-2011

Financing education falls into the “joint responsibilities” of the central and local governments, therefore the funds used to finance education come from the Central Budget, Local Budget, non-budgetary revenues such as community of parents or taxes for various services. Having said that, the main source of financing is the Central Government. This is the reason why the scope of this article is the analysis of…

Employment Indicators by Gender in Albania

The employment statistics give the number and characteristics of the labor force in a country. The labor force includes employed and unemployed adults who possess the ability to work. Open Data Albania has conducted a research work on the employment figures in Albania by gender, based on datasets provided by INSTAT (Albanian Institute of Statistics) and the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities.…

Foreign Direct Investment in the Services Sector

The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) represents one of the engines of the Albanian economic development. Radical changes have been made to transform the country’s economic structure into a structure oriented towards FDI, economic liberalization, creating a more flexible and attracting environment for foreign investors. Over the last 20 years, Albania has been changing from an agricultural economy to a services-oriented one. The services sector in…

Revenues from Local government in years

Based on the Fiscal indicators regarding consolidated budget, the section of local taxes revenues refers to taxes that are collected and administered by Local Government Units. In the consolidated budget they are grouped in three main categories as follows: Small Business Tax, Property tax and other local taxes[1]. In years these taxes and their fees amount have changed, which is reflected even in the revenues…