{"id":9143,"date":"2013-08-13T15:34:19","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T15:34:19","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-08-13T15:34:19","modified_gmt":"2013-08-13T15:34:19","slug":"foreign-direct-investment-in-albania-by-economic-sector-2006-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=9143&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Direct Investment in Albania By Economic Sector 2006-2011"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div align=\"justify\">The foreign direct investment (FDI) is an important source of capital flows and economic development in Albania. Open Data Albania has conducted a research work on the amounts of FDI in Albania by economic sector, based on datasets provided from the Bank of Albania.<\/p>\n<p>The FDI includes foreign institutional or individual investments in an enterprise operating in the domestic economy if 10% or more of the capital of the enterprise is owned by the investor.<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, FDI by sector are shown in the following graph: <\/p>\n<p>  <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/ajax.googleapis.com\/ajax\/static\/modules\/gviz\/1.0\/chart.js\">{\"dataSourceUrl\":\"\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/tq?key=0Agylwmr5tEbVdDdqajlwbHRwYlMxOVFnazUyUFl2SVE&transpose=0&headers=0&range=B4%3AC10&gid=1&pub=1\",\"options\":{\"vAxes\":[{\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindow\":{\"min\":null,\"max\":null},\"maxValue\":null},{\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindow\":{\"min\":null,\"max\":null},\"maxValue\":null}],\"titleTextStyle\":{\"bold\":true,\"color\":\"#000\",\"fontSize\":16},\"pieHole\":0,\"booleanRole\":\"certainty\",\"title\":\"Foreign Direct Investments by Sector (million Eur)\",\"height\":320,\"animation\":{\"duration\":500},\"colors\":[\"#3366CC\",\"#DC3912\",\"#FF9900\",\"#109618\",\"#990099\",\"#0099C6\",\"#DD4477\",\"#66AA00\",\"#B82E2E\",\"#316395\",\"#994499\",\"#22AA99\",\"#AAAA11\",\"#6633CC\",\"#E67300\",\"#8B0707\",\"#651067\",\"#329262\",\"#5574A6\",\"#3B3EAC\",\"#B77322\",\"#16D620\",\"#B91383\",\"#F4359E\",\"#9C5935\",\"#A9C413\",\"#2A778D\",\"#668D1C\",\"#BEA413\",\"#0C5922\",\"#743411\"],\"width\":630,\"is3D\":false,\"hAxis\":{\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindow\":{\"min\":null,\"max\":null},\"maxValue\":null},\"tooltip\":{}},\"state\":{},\"view\":{},\"isDefaultVisualization\":true,\"chartType\":\"PieChart\",\"chartName\":\"Chart 3\"}\n  <\/script><br \/><sup>Source: Bank of Albania<br \/>Comments and Analysis: ODA<\/p>\n<p><\/sup>As it can be seen in the graph, most of the foreign direct investments are concentrated on the industry sector (47%), followed by financial intermediation (15%), distribution (15%), electricity and gas (14%) and telecommunication (9%).<\/p>\n<p>During the years, the weights of the different sectors have changed, as can be seen by the following table:<\/p>\n<p><b>Foreign Direct Investments by Sector (million Eur)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/ajax.googleapis.com\/ajax\/static\/modules\/gviz\/1.0\/chart.js\">{\"dataSourceUrl\":\"\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/tq?key=0Agylwmr5tEbVdDdqajlwbHRwYlMxOVFnazUyUFl2SVE&transpose=0&headers=1&range=B32%3AH40&gid=1&pub=1\",\"options\":{\"vAxes\":[{\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindow\":{\"min\":null,\"max\":null},\"maxValue\":null},{\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindow\":{\"min\":null,\"max\":null},\"maxValue\":null}],\"titleTextStyle\":{\"fontSize\":16},\"booleanRole\":\"certainty\",\"title\":\"Chart title\",\"height\":250,\"legend\":\"right\",\"width\":630,\"hAxis\":{\"useFormatFromData\":true,\"minValue\":null,\"viewWindow\":{\"min\":null,\"max\":null},\"maxValue\":null},\"animation\":{\"duration\":500}},\"state\":{},\"view\":{},\"isDefaultVisualization\":true,\"chartType\":\"Table\",\"chartName\":\"Chart 4\"}\n  <\/script><sup><br \/>Source: Bank of Albania<br \/>Comments and Analysis: ODA<\/sup><br \/> \n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\">Compared to previous years, in 2011 the weight of the FDI in the construction and agricultural sectors has decreased, while the weight of the industrial and financial intermediation sectors has increased.<\/p>\n<p>The FDI is an important indicator of the foreign investor confidence in a country: it lowers in cases of economic and political crises, and it grows when the economic and political environment is improving.<br \/> \n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The foreign direct investment (FDI) is an important source of capital flows and economic development in Albania. Open Data Albania has conducted a research work on the amounts of FDI in Albania by economic sector, based on datasets provided from the Bank of Albania. The FDI includes foreign institutional or individual investments in an enterprise operating in the domestic economy if 10% or more of&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24547,"url":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=24547&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":9143,"position":0},"title":"Origin of Shareholders\u2019 Capital of Commercial Banks in Albania, July 2025","date":"August 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Open Data Albania is analyzing the structure of bank shareholders\u2019 capital by Origin of Ownership for commercial banks. As origin, we have considered the country or business register where the controlling shareholder is registered for legal persons, or the declared nationality for individual shareholders, whether directly or ultimately declared. As\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Economy&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Data.Al_-Shareholders-Capital-Structure-of-Licensed-Commercial-Banks-in-Albania-by-Ownership-Origin-July-2025.png?fit=557%2C491&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":23502,"url":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=23502&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":9143,"position":1},"title":"Transparency with Beneficial Ownership: Issues of Legislation, Practice, and Empowerment of Actors Working for Transparency","date":"January 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"AIS, the promoter of Open Data Albania, is actively working to enhance transparency in Beneficial Ownership and the Public Access Registry. Recognizing the crucial role investigative journalists play in uncovering and tracking cases of money laundering, corruption, conflict of interest, and undue influence, AIS\u2019s team of experts and data analysts\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;ODA in Press Releases&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG-20250125-WA0072-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C668&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":24340,"url":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=24340&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":9143,"position":2},"title":"Draft Law on PPP Concessions: AIS (NGO) Raises Concerns regarding Compliance with EU Directives and Calls for Thorough Revision","date":"June 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The organization AIS, promoter of Open Data Albania, has taken part in the public consultation process with the Albanian Government following the preparation of the Draft Law on Concessions and Public - Private Partnerships (PPP). This draft law represents both an obligation and a commitment by the Albanian State to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;ODA in Press Releases&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-13-143412-1.png?fit=1200%2C721&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":24154,"url":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=24154&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":9143,"position":3},"title":"Concerns and Advocacy for Transparency on the Beneficial Ownership of Companies Providing Consultancy to the Albanian Government in Strategic Sectors","date":"August 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Three civil society organizations, engaged in issues related to transparency, anti-corruption, good governance, and reporting on organized crime and corruption, namely: The Albanian Network for Reporting on Organized Crime and Corruption, with Executive Director Lindita \u00c7elaThe Albanian Center for Economic Research (ACER), with Executive Director Mr. Zef Pre\u00e7iThe Albanian Institute\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;ODA in Press Releases&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-26-163749.png?fit=972%2C848&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":25285,"url":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=25285&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":9143,"position":4},"title":"AIS Position on the Upcoming Rule of Law Report","date":"February 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The organization AIS wishes to express its concerns regarding several critical aspects of the rule of law in Albania, with a focus on the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) sector and legislation affecting Public Procurement, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), and the privatization of state assets. 1. The SOE Sector as a High-Risk Area\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;ODA in Press Releases&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-27-090928.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":24783,"url":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/?p=24783&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":9143,"position":5},"title":"Strengthening Women\u2019s Participation in Public Procurement: AIS Convenes High-Level Roundtable","date":"December 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to successfully bid in Public Tendering for Local Government Units - this was the title of the roundtable held on 19 December, organized by AIS. During this roundtable, data and challenges related to the economic empowerment of women and gender groups were presented in the areas of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;ODA in Press Releases&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ndiqparate.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-20-at-16.32.06.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcJP0S-2nt","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9143"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9143\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ndiqparate.al\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}