Economic damages and its structure during 2005-2010

Open Data Albania has conducted an analysis on the value of economic damages for the period of 2005-2010. The total amount of economic damages is 31,402,373,000 Albanian Lek.

^{Source: Supreme State Audit (SSA)
Comments and Analysis: Open Data Albania (ODA)}

The behaviour of economic damages appears erratic. The highest value of economic damages was in 2009 reaching the level of 7,305,656,000 Albanian Lek, followed by the value of 7.324902 Albanian Lek in 2006. Meanwhile, the lowest value of economic damages was reached in 2010, where its values were round 1,613,661,000 Albanian Lek.

^{Source: Supreme State Audit (SSA)
Comments and Analysis: Open Data Albania (ODA)}

Economic damages was caused in the following areas and sectors:

1.    Economic Damages in the tax sector
2.    Economic Damages in the customs sector
3.    Economic Damages in the public procurement sector
4.    Economic Damages in Economic damage in the area of leasing and sales of state assets
5.    Economic Damages in other areas/sectors

Other sectors include wages system, bonuses, operating expenditures, inventory and no material assets, urbanization and others. Elements of economic damages versus the total damages during 2005-2010 are given below:

^{Source: Supreme State Audit (SSA)
Comments and Analysis: Open Data Albania (ODA)}

The highest level of economic damages was during the period 2005-2010 and was mainly caused from the tax sector reaching the level of 15,775,184,000 Albanian Lek, which correspond to 50.24% of total damages for the whole period. Second highest value of economic damages was noted in the field of leasing and sales of state properties at the level of 4,388,588,000 Albanian Lek, which represents 13.98% of the total value of damages.

In the other sectors is assessed a substantial abuse of public funds, to the extent of 13.67% of total economic damages or 4,293,289,000 Albanian Lek. Also in the customs sector the value of economic damages is estimated at the level of 3,597,585,000 Albanian lek, representing 11.46% of total damage for the period. The lowest level of economic damages results in the sector of public procurement, being round 3.347.727.000 Albanian Lek, or 10.66% of total damage.

^{Source: Supreme State Audit (SSA)
Comments and Analysis: Open Data Albania (ODA)}

Economic damages in the tax sector are linked directly with the total economic damages. A positive correlation exists between economic damages and total damages in the customs sector and in the sector of leasing and of sales of state properties. While regarding the linkage of the total economic damage and the damage in the field of public procurement it is noted that between them there is no positive correlation.

The data are presented in the table below:

^{Source: Supreme State Audit (SSA)
Comments and Analysis: Open Data Albania (ODA)}