WEO Country Code ISO WEO Subject Code Country Subject Descriptor Subject Notes Units Scale Country/Series-specific Notes 19801981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 19901991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 20002001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20102011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Estimates Start After512 AFG NGDP_R Afghanistan "Gross domestic product, constant prices" "Expressed in billions of national currency units; the base year is country-specific. Expenditure-based GDP is total final expenditures at purchasers? prices (including the f.o.b. value of exports of goods and services), less the f.o.b. value of imports of goods and services. [SNA 1993]" National currency Billions "Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2013. Latest actual data is for the solar year 2013/14 Notes: National accounts data is originally compiled on the basis of a solar year, which runs from March 21 to March 20. Data is converted to calendar years for the purpose of WEO publication. National accounts manual used: SNA 1993 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. none Base year: 2002. Base year is the solar year 2002/03 Chain-weighted: No Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014" n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 183.26 198.736 200.069223.737 235.731 267.177 277.498 334.621 362.857 386.368 440.336 456.172 470.947492.083 516.838 542.993 571.601 603.538 2013512 AFG NGDP_RPCH Afghanistan "Gross domestic product, constant prices" "Annual percentages of constant price GDP are year-on-year changes; the base year is country-specific . Expenditure-based GDP is total final expenditures at purchasers? prices (including the f.o.b. value of exports of goods and services), less the f.o.b. value of imports of goods and services. [SNA 1993]" Percent change "See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency)." n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 8.444 0.671 11.835.361 13.34 3.863 20.585 8.438 6.479 13.968 3.596 3.239 4.4885.031 5.06 5.269 5.587 2013512 AFG NGDP Afghanistan "Gross domestic product, current prices""Expressed in billions of national currency units . Expenditure-based GDP is total final expenditures at purchasers? prices (including the f.o.b. value of exports of goods and services), less the f.o.b. value of imports of goods and services. [SNA 1993]" National currency Billions "Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2013. Latest actual data is for the solar year 2013/14 Notes: National accounts data is originally compiled on the basis of a solar year, which runs from March 21 to March 20. Data is converted to calendar years for the purpose of WEO publication. National accounts manual used: SNA 1993 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. none Base year: 2002. Base year is the solar year 2002/03 Chain-weighted: No Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014" n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a 181.605 220.013 246.21 304.926 345.817 427.495 517.509 607.227 711.759836.222 "1,033.59" "1,148.11" "1,248.66" "1,378.50" "1,526.44" "1,682.61" "1,858.13" "2,057.32" 2013512 AFG NGDPD Afghanistan "Gross domestic product, current prices""Values are based upon GDP in national currency converted to U.S. dollars using market exchange rates (yearly average). Exchange rate projections are provided by country economists for the group of other emerging market and developing countries. Exchanges rates for advanced economies are established in the WEO assumptions for each WEO exercise. Expenditure-based GDP is total final expenditures at purchasers? prices (including the f.o.b. value of exports of goods and services), less the f.o.b. value of imports of goods and services. [SNA 1993]" U.S. dollars Billions "See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)." n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 4.437 4.514 5.146 6.167 6.9258.556 10.297 12.066 15.325 17.89 20.296 20.735 21.706 23.227 24.78726.38 28.117 30.028 2013512 AFG NGDP_D Afghanistan "Gross domestic product, deflator"The GDP deflator is derived by dividing current price GDP by constant price GDP and is considered to be an alternate measure of inflation. Data are expressed in the base year of each country's national accounts. Index "See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)." n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 99.097110.706 123.063 136.288 146.7 160.005 186.491 181.467 196.154 216.432 234.728251.684 265.139 280.136 295.342 309.878 325.075 340.876 2013512 AFG NGDPRPC Afghanistan "Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices" GDP is expressed in constant national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing constant price GDP by total population. National currency Units "See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Population (Persons)." n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a "8,275.52" "8,597.26" "8,329.72" "8,999.55" "9,197.00" "10,139.83" "10,265.45" "12,076.60" "12,777.66" "13,274.74" "14,764.22" "14,930.98" "15,056.08" "15,374.22" "15,786.62" "16,222.78" "16,712.00" "17,276.03" 2012512 AFG NGDPPC Afghanistan "Gross domestic product per capita, current prices" GDP is expressed in current national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing current price GDP by total population. National currency Units "See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Population (Persons)." n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a "8,200.77" "9,517.72" "10,250.79" "12,265.32" "13,491.99" "16,224.19" "19,144.18" "21,915.08" "25,063.88" "28,730.76" "34,655.74" "37,578.95" "39,919.53" "43,068.68" "46,624.56" "50,270.82" "54,326.51" "58,889.92" 2012512 AFG NGDPDPC Afghanistan "Gross domestic product per capita, current prices" GDP is expressed in current U.S. dollars per person. Data are derived by first converting GDP in national currency to U.S. dollars and then dividing it by total population. U.S. dollars Units "See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Population (Persons)."n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a 200.34 195.27 214.23 248.049 270.189 324.705 380.91 435.472539.667 614.661 680.5 678.671 693.921 725.673 757.103 788.148 822.069 859.5362012512 AFG NGAP_NPGDP Afghanistan Output gap in percent of potential GDP "Output gaps for advanced economies are calculated as actual GDP less potential GDP as a percent of potential GDP. Estimates of output gaps are subject to a significant margin of uncertainty. For a discussion of approaches to calculating potential output, see Paula R. De Masi, IMF Estimates of Potential Output: Theory and Practice, in Staff Studies for the World Economic Outlook (Washington: IMF, December 1997), pp. 40-46." Percent of potential GDP512 AFG PPPGDP Afghanistan Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) valuation of country GDP "These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites. For primary source information, please refer to one of the following sources: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, or the Penn World Tables. For further information see Box A2 in the April 2004 World Economic Outlook, Box 1.2 in the September 2003 World Economic Outlook for a discussion on the measurement of global growth and Box A.1 in the May 2000 World Economic Outlook for a summary of the revised PPP-based weights, and Annex IV of the May 1993 World Economic Outlook. See also Anne Marie Gulde and Marianne Schulze-Ghattas, Purchasing Power Parity Based Weights for the World Economic Outlook, in Staff Studies for the World Economic Outlook (Washington: IMF, December 1993), pp. 106-23." Current international dollar Billions "See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)." n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a18.811 20.806 21.522 24.842 26.978 31.39 33.242 40.39 44.333 48.1855.896 58.769 61.689 65.648 70.25 75.321 80.966 87.255 2013512 AFG PPPPC Afghanistan Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) per capita GDP "Expressed in GDP in PPP dollars per person. Data are derived by dividing GDP in PPP dollars by total population. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites. For primary source information, please refer to one of the following sources: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, or the Penn World Tables. For further information see Box A2 in the April 2004 World Economic Outlook, Box 1.2 in the September 2003 World Economic Outlook for a discussion on the measurement of global growth and Box A.1 in the May 2000 World Economic Outlook for a summary of the revised PPP-based weights, and Annex IV of the May 1993 World Economic Outlook. See also Anne Marie Gulde and Marianne Schulze-Ghattas, Purchasing Power Parity Based Weights for the World Economic Outlook, in Staff Studies for the World Economic Outlook (Washington: IMF, December 1993), pp. 106-23." Current international dollar Units"See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Population (Persons)." n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 849.444 900.066 896.036 999.238 "1,052.54" "1,191.32" "1,229.74" "1,457.69" "1,561.15" "1,655.36" "1,874.16" "1,923.57" "1,972.18" "2,051.05" "2,145.75" "2,250.34" "2,367.22" "2,497.64" 2012512 AFG PPPSH Afghanistan Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) share of world total "Expressed in percent of world GDP in PPP dollars. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites. For primary source information, please refer to one of the following sources: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, or the Penn World Tables. For further information see Box A2 in the April 2004 World Economic Outlook, Box 1.2 in the September 2003 World Economic Outlook for a discussion on the measurement of global growth and Box A.1 in the May 2000 World Economic Outlook for a summary of the revised PPP-based weights, and Annex IV of the May 1993 World Economic Outlook. See also Anne Marie Gulde and Marianne Schulze-Ghattas, Purchasing Power Parity Based Weights for the World Economic Outlook, in Staff Studies for the World Economic Outlook (Washington: IMF, December 1993), pp. 106-23." Percent"See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)."n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a 0.035 0.037 0.035 0.038 0.038 0.04 0.041 0.0490.051 0.052 0.057 0.058 0.058 0.058 0.059 0.059 0.06 0.0612011512 AFG PPPEX Afghanistan Implied PPP conversion rate "Expressed in national currency per current international dollar. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites. For primary source information, please refer to one of the following sources: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, or the Penn World Tables. For further information see Box A2 in the April 2004 World Economic Outlook, Box 1.2 in the September 2003 World Economic Outlook for a discussion on the measurement of global growth and Box A.1 in the May 2000 World Economic Outlook for a summary of the revised PPP-based weights, and Annex IV of the May 1993 World Economic Outlook. See also Anne Marie Gulde and Marianne Schulze-Ghattas, Purchasing Power Parity Based Weights for the World Economic Outlook, in Staff Studies for the World Economic Outlook (Washington: IMF, December 1993), pp. 106-23." National currency per current international dollar"See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)."n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a 9.654 10.574 11.44 12.275 12.819 13.619 15.568 15.03416.055 17.356 18.491 19.536 20.241 20.998 21.729 22.339 22.949 23.5782013512 AFG NID_NGDP Afghanistan Total investment Expressed as a ratio of total investment in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Investment or gross capital formation is measured by the total value of the gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables for a unit or sector. [SNA 1993] Percent of GDP "Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2013. Latest actual data is for the solar year 2013/14 Notes: National accounts data is originally compiled on the basis of a solar year, which runs from March 21 to March 20. Data is converted to calendar years for the purpose of WEO publication. National accounts manual used: SNA 1993 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. none Base year: 2002. Base year is the solar year 2002/03 Chain-weighted: No Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014" n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 30.396 34.638 42.366 41.25638.791 36.142 34.954 29.929 26.102 23.565 18.612 17.999 16.338 18.25320.076 22.358 23.725 23.509 2013512 AFG NGSD_NGDP Afghanistan Gross national savings "Expressed as a ratio of gross national savings in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Gross national saving is gross disposable income less final consumption expenditure after taking account of an adjustment for pension funds. [SNA 1993] For many countries, the estimates of national saving are built up from national accounts data on gross domestic investment and from balance of payments-based data on net foreign investment." Percent of GDP "Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2013. Latest actual data is for the solar year 2013/14 Notes: National accounts data is originally compiled on the basis of a solar year, which runs from March 21 to March 20. Data is converted to calendar years for the purpose of WEO publication. National accounts manual used: SNA 1993 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. none Base year: 2002. Base year is the solar year 2002/03 Chain-weighted: No Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014" n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a 20.934 42.019 44.363 37.66 42.097 40.15531.8 29.177 26.707 22.544 22.296 21.121 18.333 17.81 18.478 19.86319.845 2013512 AFG PCPI Afghanistan "Inflation, average consumer prices""Expressed in averages for the year, not end-of-period data. A consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in the prices of goods and services that households consume. Such changes affect the real purchasing power of consumers? incomes and their welfare. As the prices of different goods and services do not all change at the same rate, a price index can only reflect their average movement. A price index is typically assigned a value of unity, or 100, in some reference period and the values of the index for other periods of time are intended to indicate the average proportionate, or percentage, change in prices from this price reference period. Price indices can also be used to measure differences in price levels between different cities, regions or countries at the same point in time. [CPI Manual 2004, Introduction] For euro countries, consumer prices are calculated based on harmonized prices. For more information see http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-BE-04-001/EN/KS-BE-04-001-EN.PDF.]" IndexSource: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2013 Harmonized prices: No Frequency of source data: Monthly Base year: 2011. The base is March 2011=100 Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014 n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a 41.133 51.345 59.744 66.058 70.54 76.663 96.917 90.315 92.283103.176 109.822 117.933 125.138 131.961 139.218 146.179 153.488 161.163 2013512 AFG PCPIPCH Afghanistan "Inflation, average consumer prices"Annual percentages of average consumer prices are year-on-year changes. Percent change "See notes for: Inflation, average consumer prices (Index)."n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a 24.827 16.358 10.569 6.785 8.681 26.419 -6.8112.179 11.804 6.441 7.386 6.11 5.452 5.5 5 5 52013512 AFG PCPIE Afghanistan "Inflation, end of period consumer prices" "Expressed in end of the period, not annual average data. A consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in the prices of goods and services that households consume. Such changes affect the real purchasing power of consumers? incomes and their welfare. As the prices of different goods and services do not all change at the same rate, a price index can only reflect their average movement. A price index is typically assigned a value of unity, or 100, in some reference period and the values of the index for other periods of time are intended to indicate the average proportionate, or percentage, change in prices from this price reference period. Price indices can also be used to measure differences in price levels between different cities, regions or countries at the same point in time. [CPI Manual 2004, Introduction] For euro countries, consumer prices are calculated based on harmonized prices. For more information see http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-BE-04-001/EN/KS-BE-04-001-EN.PDF." IndexSource: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2013 Harmonized prices: No Frequency of source data: Monthly Base year: 2011. The base is March 2011=100 Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014 n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a 46.904 55.313 62.651 69.269 72.237 83.861 99.639 89.839 99.044108.267 114.628 122.928 127.847 136.026 142.827 149.969 157.467 165.341 2013512 AFG PCPIEPCH Afghanistan "Inflation, end of period consumer prices" Annual percentages of end of period consumer prices are year-on-year changes. Percent change "See notes for: Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Index)." n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 17.93 13.266 10.5624.285 16.092 18.814 -9.836 10.246 9.312 5.875 7.241 4.002 6.3975 5 5 5 2013512 AFG FLIBOR6 Afghanistan Six-month London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) Percent512 AFG TM_RPCH Afghanistan Volume of imports of goods and services"Percent change of volume of imports refers to the aggregate change in the quantities of total imports whose characteristics are unchanged. The goods and services and their prices are held constant, therefore changes are due to changes in quantities only. [Export and Import Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice, Glossary]" Percent change Source: Various sources: Central Statistical Office; Directions of Trade Statistics; IMF staff Latest actual data: 2012 Base year: 2003. Base year is the solar year 2002/03 Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 61.857 3.06112.101 2.926 5.715 6.377 14.299 -0.976 -8.599 12.604 -2.28 -3.0013.2 1.776 -0.566 0.699 3.792 2012512 AFG TMG_RPCH Afghanistan Volume of Imports of goods"Percent change of volume of imports of goods refers to the aggregate change in the quantities of imports of goods whose characteristics are unchanged. The goods and their prices are held constant, therefore changes are due to changes in quantities only. [Export and Import Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice, Glossary]" Percent change Source: Various sources: Central Statistical Office; Directions of Trade Statistics; IMF staff Latest actual data: 2012 Base year: 2003. Base year is the solar year 2002/03 Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 55.382 3.71411.783 3.716 7.591 5.102 15.385 -1.538 -10.132 12.733 -0.258 -2.2292.6 1.973 -0.555 0.818 3.779 2012512 AFG TX_RPCH Afghanistan Volume of exports of goods and services"Percent change of volume of exports refers to the aggregate change in the quantities of total exports whose characteristics are unchanged. The goods and services and their prices are held constant, therefore changes are due to changes in quantities only. [Export and Import Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice, Glossary]" Percent change Source: Various sources: Central Statistical Office; Directions of Trade Statistics; IMF staff Latest actual data: 2012 Base year: 2003. Base year is the solar year 2002/03 Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 31.366 -201.221 -5.357 -3.759 24.179 12.826 0.001 -8.39 2.371 13.632 -2.739-11.794 4.586 -1.037 14.548 17.048 2012512 AFG TXG_RPCH Afghanistan Volume of exports of goods"Percent change of volume of exports of goods refers to the aggregate change in the quantities of exports of goods whose characteristics are unchanged. The goods and their prices are held constant, therefore changes are due to changes in quantities only. [Export and Import Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice, Glossary]" Percent change Source: Various sources: Central Statistical Office; Directions of Trade Statistics; IMF staff Latest actual data: 2012 Base year: 2003. Base year is the solar year 2002/03 Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 33.094 -22.1791.433 -6.904 -5.31 17.713 11.97 -2.734 -9.041 0.71 8.015 -4.093-16.735 3.864 -3.592 17.355 19.844 2012512 AFG LUR Afghanistan Unemployment rate "Unemployment rate can be defined by either the national definition, the ILO harmonized definition, or the OECD harmonized definition. The OECD harmonized unemployment rate gives the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labor force (the total number of people employed plus unemployed). [OECD Main Economic Indicators, OECD, monthly] As defined by the International Labour Organization, unemployed workers are those who are currently not working but are willing and able to work for pay, currently available to work, and have actively searched for work. [ILO, http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/res/index.htm]" Percent of total labor force512 AFG LE Afghanistan Employment "Employment can be defined by either the national definition, the ILO harmonized definition, or the OECD harmonized definition. Persons who during a specified brief period such as one week or one day, (a) performed some work for wage or salary in cash or in kind, (b) had a formal attachment to their job but were temporarily not at work during the reference period, (c) performed some work for profit or family gain in cash or in kind, (d) were with an enterprise such as a business, farm or service but who were temporarily not at work during the reference period for any specific reason. [Current International Recommendations on Labour Statistics, 1988 Edition, ILO, Geneva, page 47]" Persons Millions512 AFG LP Afghanistan Population "For census purposes, the total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census. In the broadest sense, the total may comprise either all usual residents of the country or all persons present in the country at the time of the census. [Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Revision 1, paragraph 2.42]" Persons Millions Source: Source: The 2012 revision to the UN World Population Prospects. Latest actual data: 2012 Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014 n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a22.145 23.116 24.019 24.861 25.631 26.349 27.032 27.708 28.398 29.10529.825 30.552 31.28 32.007 32.739 33.471 34.203 34.935 2012512 AFG GGR Afghanistan General government revenue "Revenue consists of taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue. Revenue increases government?s net worth, which is the difference between its assets and liabilities (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.20). Note: Transactions that merely change the composition of the balance sheet do not change the net worth position, for example, proceeds from sales of nonfinancial and financial assets or incurrence of liabilities." National currency Billions "Source: Ministry of Finance Latest actual data: 2013. Latest actual data is for the fiscal year 2012 Notes: National accounts data is originally compiled on the basis of a solar year, which runs from March 21 to March 20. Data is converted to calendar years for the purpose of WEO publication. Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. Until 2012 fiscal accounts have been compiled on the basis of a solar year, which runs from March 21 to March 20. From 2013 data is compiled on a new fiscal year basis that runs from December 21 to December 20. Pre-2013 data is converted to the new fiscal year for the purpose of WEO publication. GFS Manual used: 2001 Basis of recording: Cash General government includes: Central Government;. Data on general government not available. Valuation of public debt: Nominal value. Debt figures incorporate committed but not yet delivered debt relief. Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014" n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a 12.235 21.618 31.209 44.926 65.518 81.163 88.162 117.745 154.612177.821 260.571 271.903 345.339 403.981 491.22 563.542 655.301 728.049 2013512 AFG GGR_NGDP Afghanistan General government revenue"Revenue consists of taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue. Revenue increases government?s net worth, which is the difference between its assets and liabilities (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.20). Note: Transactions that merely change the composition of the balance sheet do not change the net worth position, for example, proceeds from sales of nonfinancial and financial assets or incurrence of liabilities." Percent of GDP See notes for: General government revenue (National currency). n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 6.845 9.826 12.67614.733 18.946 18.986 17.036 19.391 21.722 21.265 25.21 23.683 27.65729.306 32.181 33.492 35.267 35.388 2013512 AFG GGX Afghanistan General government total expenditure"Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account." National currency Billions "Source: Ministry of Finance Latest actual data: 2013. Latest actual data is for the fiscal year 2012 Notes: National accounts data is originally compiled on the basis of a solar year, which runs from March 21 to March 20. Data is converted to calendar years for the purpose of WEO publication. Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. Until 2012 fiscal accounts have been compiled on the basis of a solar year, which runs from March 21 to March 20. From 2013 data is compiled on a new fiscal year basis that runs from December 21 to December 20. Pre-2013 data is converted to the new fiscal year for the purpose of WEO publication. GFS Manual used: 2001 Basis of recording: Cash General government includes: Central Government;. Data on general government not available. Valuation of public debt: Nominal value. Debt figures incorporate committed but not yet delivered debt relief. Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014" n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 12.411 26.242 37.101 47.86863.294 91.817 108.251 128.548 148.052 183.22 258.692 278.933 351.201 415.089493.543 576.784 675.646 763.252 2013512 AFG GGX_NGDP Afghanistan General government total expenditure "Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account." Percent of GDP See notes for: General government total expenditure (National currency). n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a 6.943 11.927 15.069 15.698 18.303 21.47820.918 21.17 20.801 21.91 25.029 24.295 28.126 30.112 32.333 34.27936.362 37.099 2013512 AFG GGXCNL Afghanistan General government net lending/borrowing"Net lending (+)/ borrowing (?) is calculated as revenue minus total expenditure. This is a core GFS balance that measures the extent to which general government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy and nonresidents (net lending), or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors and nonresidents (net borrowing). This balance may be viewed as an indicator of the financial impact of general government activity on the rest of the economy and nonresidents (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.17). Note: Net lending (+)/borrowing (?) is also equal to net acquisition of financial assets minus net incurrence of liabilities." National currency Billions"Source: Ministry of Finance Latest actual data: 2013. Latest actual data is for the fiscal year 2012 Notes: National accounts data is originally compiled on the basis of a solar year, which runs from March 21 to March 20. Data is converted to calendar years for the purpose of WEO publication. Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. Until 2012 fiscal accounts have been compiled on the basis of a solar year, which runs from March 21 to March 20. From 2013 data is compiled on a new fiscal year basis that runs from December 21 to December 20. Pre-2013 data is converted to the new fiscal year for the purpose of WEO publication. GFS Manual used: 2001 Basis of recording: Cash General government includes: Central Government;. Data on general government not available. Valuation of public debt: Nominal value. Debt figures incorporate committed but not yet delivered debt relief. Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014" n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a -0.176 -4.624 -5.891 -2.941 2.225 -10.654 -20.09-10.803 6.56 -5.399 1.879 -7.03 -5.862 -11.107 -2.323 -13.241 -20.345-35.203 2013512 AFG GGXCNL_NGDP Afghanistan General government net lending/borrowing "Net lending (+)/ borrowing (?) is calculated as revenue minus total expenditure. This is a core GFS balance that measures the extent to which general government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy and nonresidents (net lending), or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors and nonresidents (net borrowing). This balance may be viewed as an indicator of the financial impact of general government activity on the rest of the economy and nonresidents (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.17). Note: Net lending (+)/borrowing (?) is also equal to net acquisition of financial assets minus net incurrence of liabilities." Percent of GDPSee notes for: General government net lending/borrowing (National currency).n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a -0.098 -2.102 -2.393 -0.965 0.643 -2.492 -3.882 -1.7790.922 -0.646 0.182 -0.612 -0.469 -0.806 -0.152 -0.787 -1.095 -1.7112013512 AFG GGSB Afghanistan General government structural balance"The structural budget balance refers to the general government cyclically adjusted balance adjusted for nonstructural elements beyond the economic cycle. These include temporary financial sector and asset price movements as well as one-off, or temporary, revenue or expenditure items. The cyclically adjusted balance is the fiscal balance adjusted for the effects of the economic cycle; see, for example, A. Fedelino. A. Ivanova and M. Horton ?Computing Cyclically Adjusted Balances and Automatic Stabilizers? IMF Technical Guidance Note No. 5, http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/tnm/2009/tnm0905.pdf." National currency Billions512 AFG GGSB_NPGDP Afghanistan General government structural balance "The structural budget balance refers to the general government cyclically adjusted balance adjusted for nonstructural elements beyond the economic cycle. These include temporary financial sector and asset price movements as well as one-off, or temporary, revenue or expenditure items. The cyclically adjusted balance is the fiscal balance adjusted for the effects of the economic cycle; see, for example, A. Fedelino. A. Ivanova and M. Horton ?Computing Cyclically Adjusted Balances and Automatic Stabilizers? IMF Technical Guidance Note No. 5, http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/tnm/2009/tnm0905.pdf." Percent of potential GDP512 AFG GGXONLB Afghanistan General government primary net lending/borrowing Primary net lending/borrowing is net lending (+)/borrowing (?) plus net interest payable/paid (interest expense minus interest revenue).National currency Billions "Source: Ministry of Finance Latest actual data: 2013. Latest actual data is for the fiscal year 2012 Notes: National accounts data is originally compiled on the basis of a solar year, which runs from March 21 to March 20. Data is converted to calendar years for the purpose of WEO publication. Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. Until 2012 fiscal accounts have been compiled on the basis of a solar year, which runs from March 21 to March 20. From 2013 data is compiled on a new fiscal year basis that runs from December 21 to December 20. Pre-2013 data is converted to the new fiscal year for the purpose of WEO publication. GFS Manual used: 2001 Basis of recording: Cash General government includes: Central Government;. Data on general government not available. Valuation of public debt: Nominal value. Debt figures incorporate committed but not yet delivered debt relief. Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014" n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a-5.891 -2.797 2.364 -10.524 -19.994 -10.691 6.643 -4.794 2.66 -6.075-5.041 -10.302 -1.11 -10.732 -15.74 -29.064 2013512 AFG GGXONLB_NGDP Afghanistan General government primary net lending/borrowing Primary net lending/borrowing is net lending (+)/borrowing (?) plus net interest payable/paid (interest expense minus interest revenue).Percent of GDP See notes for: General government primary net lending/borrowing (National currency). n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a -2.393 -0.9170.684 -2.462 -3.864 -1.761 0.933 -0.573 0.257 -0.529 -0.404 -0.747-0.073 -0.638 -0.847 -1.413 2013512 AFG GGXWDN Afghanistan General government net debt "Net debt is calculated as gross debt minus financial assets corresponding to debt instruments. These financial assets are: monetary gold and SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pension, and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts receivable." National currency Billions512 AFG GGXWDN_NGDP Afghanistan General government net debt"Net debt is calculated as gross debt minus financial assets corresponding to debt instruments. These financial assets are: monetary gold and SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pension, and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts receivable." Percent of GDP512 AFG GGXWDG Afghanistan General government gross debt "Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110)." National currency Billions512 AFG GGXWDG_NGDP Afghanistan General government gross debt"Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110)." Percent of GDP512 AFG NGDP_FY Afghanistan "Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year, current prices" "Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year is the country?s GDP based on the same period during the year as their fiscal data. In the case of countries whose fiscal data are based on a fiscal calendar (e.g., July to June), this series would be the country?s GDP over that same period. For countries whose fiscal data are based on a calendar year (i.e., January to December), this series will be the same as their GDP in current prices."National currency Billions "Source: Ministry of Finance Latest actual data: 2013. Latest actual data is for the fiscal year 2012 Notes: National accounts data is originally compiled on the basis of a solar year, which runs from March 21 to March 20. Data is converted to calendar years for the purpose of WEO publication. Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. Until 2012 fiscal accounts have been compiled on the basis of a solar year, which runs from March 21 to March 20. From 2013 data is compiled on a new fiscal year basis that runs from December 21 to December 20. Pre-2013 data is converted to the new fiscal year for the purpose of WEO publication. GFS Manual used: 2001 Basis of recording: Cash General government includes: Central Government;. Data on general government not available. Valuation of public debt: Nominal value. Debt figures incorporate committed but not yet delivered debt relief. Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014" n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 178.756 220.013246.21 304.926 345.817 427.495 517.509 607.227 711.759 836.222 "1,033.59""1,148.11" "1,248.66" "1,378.50" "1,526.44" "1,682.61""1,858.13" "2,057.32" 2013512 AFG BCA Afghanistan Current account balance "Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income." U.S. dollars Billions "Source: Various sources: Central Statistical Office; ministry of finance, central bank, Directions of Trade Statistics; Afghanistan Investment Support Agency; IMF staff Latest actual data: 2013 BOP Manual used: BPM 5. Currently working on the move to BPM 6 Primary domestic currency: Afghan Afghani Data last updated: 06/2014" n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a -0.15 -0.619 -0.018 0.192 -0.078 0.51 0.536 0.226 0.4710.562 0.798 0.891 1.038 0.019 -0.562 -1.023 -1.086 -1.1 2013512 AFG BCA_NGDPD Afghanistan Current account balance "Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income." Percent of GDP "See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Current account balance (U.S. dollars)." n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a -3.377 -13.704 -0.347 3.107 -1.1315.955 5.201 1.871 3.074 3.141 3.932 4.296 4.783 0.08 -2.266-3.879 -3.862 -3.664 2013914 ALB NGDP_R Albania "Gross domestic product, constant prices""Expressed in billions of national currency units; the base year is country-specific. Expenditure-based GDP is total final expenditures at purchasers? prices (including the f.o.b. value of exports of goods and services), less the f.o.b. value of imports of goods and services. [SNA 1993]" National currencyBillions "Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2012. 2012 data is still semi-final. National accounts manual used: SNA 1993 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December Base year: 1996 Chain-weighted: Yes, from 1996 Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014" 293.363 310.085 319.078 322.588 329.039 324.104 342.254 339.515334.762 367.569 330.812 238.185 221.035 242.255 265.027 288.614 314.878 282.76318.671 350.857 376.469 406.362 423.557 448.011 473.59 500.865 528.067 559.223601.368 621.514 643.453 658.446 665.952 668.882 682.929 705.465 735.095 768.174802.742 840.471 2012914 ALB NGDP_RPCH Albania "Gross domestic product, constant prices" "Annual percentages of constant price GDP are year-on-year changes; the base year is country-specific . Expenditure-based GDP is total final expenditures at purchasers? prices (including the f.o.b. value of exports of goods and services), less the f.o.b. value of imports of goods and services. [SNA 1993]"Percent change "See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency)." 2.684 5.7 2.9 1.1 2 -1.5 5.6-0.8 -1.4 9.8 -10 -28 -7.2 9.6 9.4 8.9 9.1-10.2 12.7 10.1 7.3 7.94 4.231 5.773 5.71 5.759 5.4315.9 7.536 3.35 3.53 2.33 1.14 0.44 2.1 3.3 4.24.5 4.5 4.7 2012914 ALB NGDP Albania "Gross domestic product, current prices""Expressed in billions of national currency units . Expenditure-based GDP is total final expenditures at purchasers? prices (including the f.o.b. value of exports of goods and services), less the f.o.b. value of imports of goods and services. [SNA 1993]" National currency Billions "Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2012. 2012 data is still semi-final. National accounts manual used: SNA 1993 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December Base year: 1996 Chain-weighted: Yes, from 1996 Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014" 17.411 18.012 18.5518.74 18.501 18.896 19.487 19.334 19.059 20.933 18.84 18.382 59.65140.452 210.545 251.843 314.878 322.186 412.326 474.291 523.043 583.369 622.711694.098 754.823 820.225 882.209 967.67 "1,062.50" "1,122.25" "1,216.59" "1,279.18" "1,316.27" "1,344.54" "1,396.12" "1,476.13" "1,580.46" "1,697.32" "1,822.94" "1,961.35" 2012914 ALB NGDPD Albania "Gross domestic product, current prices""Values are based upon GDP in national currency converted to U.S. dollars using market exchange rates (yearly average). Exchange rate projections are provided by country economists for the group of other emerging market and developing countries. Exchanges rates for advanced economies are established in the WEO assumptions for each WEO exercise. Expenditure-based GDP is total final expenditures at purchasers? prices (including the f.o.b. value of exports of goods and services), less the f.o.b. value of imports of goods and services. [SNA 1993]" U.S. dollars Billions "See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)." 1.833 2.099 2.162 2.184 2.156 2.202 2.4362.417 2.382 2.617 2.091 1.255 0.794 1.376 2.223 2.714 3.0132.196 2.729 3.43 3.64 4.065 4.435 5.747 7.352 8.213 9.00110.698 12.683 11.864 11.705 12.678 12.167 12.724 13.591 14.52 15.64117 18.567 20.17 2012914 ALB NGDP_D Albania "Gross domestic product, deflator" The GDP deflator is derived by dividing current price GDP by constant price GDP and is considered to be an alternate measure of inflation. Data are expressed in the base year of each country's national accounts. Index "See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)." 5.935 5.809 5.814 5.8095.623 5.83 5.694 5.695 5.693 5.695 5.695 7.717 26.987 57.97779.443 87.259 100 113.943 129.389 135.181 138.934 143.559 147.019 154.929159.383 163.762 167.064 173.038 176.68 180.567 189.073 194.272 197.653 201.013204.431 209.242 215.001 220.955 227.09 233.363 2012914 ALB NGDPRPC Albania "Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices" GDP is expressed in constant national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing constant price GDP by total population. National currencyUnits "See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Population (Persons)." "109,853.40" "113,847.05" "114,718.38""113,663.21" "113,591.08" "109,590.76" "113,471.76" "110,372.06""106,676.74" "114,894.03" "103,482.87" "75,837.78" "71,064.91""78,269.39" "87,373.51" "95,029.54" "102,803.06" "91,562.58""104,089.91" "113,179.61" "123,089.66" "132,463.07" "138,395.45""147,257.04" "156,561.70" "166,720.87" "177,130.49" "189,257.77""205,459.93" "214,449.50" "224,166.96" "231,608.56" "236,509.71""239,947.87" "246,217.87" "255,621.16" "267,695.73" "281,147.77""295,275.80" "310,707.30" 2010914 ALB NGDPPC Albania "Gross domestic product per capita, current prices" GDP is expressed in current national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing current price GDP by total population. National currencyUnits "See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Population (Persons)." "6,519.91" "6,613.08" "6,669.27""6,603.16" "6,386.79" "6,389.46" "6,460.69" "6,285.34""6,073.31" "6,543.32" "5,893.48" "5,852.76" "19,178.09""45,378.31" "69,412.09" "82,922.08" "102,803.06" "104,329.24""134,681.13" "152,997.10" "171,013.21" "190,162.34" "203,468.12""228,143.46" "249,532.74" "273,024.87" "295,920.86" "327,488.32""363,006.47" "387,225.49" "423,838.45" "449,951.26" "467,468.42""482,326.54" "503,345.31" "534,867.48" "575,549.39" "621,208.79""670,540.36" "725,075.23" 2010914 ALB NGDPDPC Albania "Gross domestic product per capita, current prices" GDP is expressed in current U.S. dollars per person. Data are derived by first converting GDP in national currency to U.S. dollars and then dividing it by total population. U.S. dollars Units "See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Population (Persons)." 686.306770.755 777.305 769.599 744.381 744.692 807.586 785.667 759.164 817.914 654.233399.674 255.367 444.45 732.968 893.557 983.761 711.174 891.404 "1,106.53""1,190.13" "1,325.17" "1,449.14" "1,888.97" "2,430.42""2,733.74" "3,019.34" "3,620.60" "4,333.37" "4,093.64""4,077.86" "4,459.60" "4,321.02" "4,564.52" "4,900.00""5,261.29" "5,695.94" "6,221.74" "6,829.63" "7,456.36"2010914 ALB NGAP_NPGDP Albania Output gap in percent of potential GDP"Output gaps for advanced economies are calculated as actual GDP less potential GDP as a percent of potential GDP. Estimates of output gaps are subject to a significant margin of uncertainty. For a discussion of approaches to calculating potential output, see Paula R. De Masi, IMF Estimates of Potential Output: Theory and Practice, in Staff Studies for the World Economic Outlook (Washington: IMF, December 1997), pp. 40-46." Percent of potential GDP914 ALB PPPGDP Albania Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) valuation of country GDP "These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites. For primary source information, please refer to one of the following sources: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, or the Penn World Tables. For further information see Box A2 in the April 2004 World Economic Outlook, Box 1.2 in the September 2003 World Economic Outlook for a discussion on the measurement of global growth and Box A.1 in the May 2000 World Economic Outlook for a summary of the revised PPP-based weights, and Annex IV of the May 1993 World Economic Outlook. See also Anne Marie Gulde and Marianne Schulze-Ghattas, Purchasing Power Parity Based Weights for the World Economic Outlook, in Staff Studies for the World Economic Outlook (Washington: IMF, December 1993), pp. 106-23."Current international dollar Billions "See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)." 5.386 6.225 6.803 7.1497.551 7.675 8.269 8.412 8.584 9.792 9.139 6.799 6.453 7.2418.09 8.994 9.992 9.126 10.397 11.622 12.754 14.081 14.902 16.07717.462 19.062 20.715 22.52 24.693 25.714 26.947 28.144 28.976 29.53730.662 32.259 34.247 36.524 38.974 41.649 2012914 ALB PPPPC Albania Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) per capita GDP "Expressed in GDP in PPP dollars per person. Data are derived by dividing GDP in PPP dollars by total population. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites. For primary source information, please refer to one of the following sources: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, or the Penn World Tables. For further information see Box A2 in the April 2004 World Economic Outlook, Box 1.2 in the September 2003 World Economic Outlook for a discussion on the measurement of global growth and Box A.1 in the May 2000 World Economic Outlook for a summary of the revised PPP-based weights, and Annex IV of the May 1993 World Economic Outlook. See also Anne Marie Gulde and Marianne Schulze-Ghattas, Purchasing Power Parity Based Weights for the World Economic Outlook, in Staff Studies for the World Economic Outlook (Washington: IMF, December 1993), pp. 106-23." Current international dollar Units "See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Population (Persons)." "2,016.89" "2,285.39" "2,445.76" "2,518.92""2,606.66" "2,595.34" "2,741.43" "2,734.60" "2,735.56""3,060.85" "2,858.82" "2,164.83" "2,074.83" "2,339.54""2,667.26" "2,961.47" "3,262.20" "2,955.25" "3,396.04""3,749.11" "4,170.16" "4,589.99" "4,869.18" "5,284.26""5,772.65" "6,345.01" "6,948.31" "7,621.58" "8,436.36""8,872.35" "9,387.70" "9,899.57" "10,290.56" "10,595.71""11,054.73" "11,688.93" "12,471.68" "13,367.53" "14,336.15""15,396.81" 2010914 ALB PPPSH Albania Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) share of world total "Expressed in percent of world GDP in PPP dollars. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites. For primary source information, please refer to one of the following sources: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, or the Penn World Tables. For further information see Box A2 in the April 2004 World Economic Outlook, Box 1.2 in the September 2003 World Economic Outlook for a discussion on the measurement of global growth and Box A.1 in the May 2000 World Economic Outlook for a summary of the revised PPP-based weights, and Annex IV of the May 1993 World Economic Outlook. See also Anne Marie Gulde and Marianne Schulze-Ghattas, Purchasing Power Parity Based Weights for the World Economic Outlook, in Staff Studies for the World Economic Outlook (Washington: IMF, December 1993), pp. 106-23." Percent "See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)." 0.0420.044 0.045 0.044 0.043 0.041 0.041 0.04 0.037 0.04 0.0340.024 0.02 0.022 0.023 0.024 0.025 0.022 0.024 0.026 0.0260.028 0.028 0.028 0.029 0.029 0.029 0.029 0.03 0.031 0.0310.03 0.03 0.029 0.029 0.029 0.029 0.029 0.029 0.029 2011914 ALB PPPEX Albania Implied PPP conversion rate "Expressed in national currency per current international dollar. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites. For primary source information, please refer to one of the following sources: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, or the Penn World Tables. For further information see Box A2 in the April 2004 World Economic Outlook, Box 1.2 in the September 2003 World Economic Outlook for a discussion on the measurement of global growth and Box A.1 in the May 2000 World Economic Outlook for a summary of the revised PPP-based weights, and Annex IV of the May 1993 World Economic Outlook. See also Anne Marie Gulde and Marianne Schulze-Ghattas, Purchasing Power Parity Based Weights for the World Economic Outlook, in Staff Studies for the World Economic Outlook (Washington: IMF, December 1993), pp. 106-23." National currency per current international dollar"See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)."3.233 2.894 2.727 2.621 2.45 2.462 2.357 2.298 2.22 2.1382.062 2.704 9.243 19.396 26.024 28 31.513 35.303 39.658 40.80941.009 41.43 41.787 43.174 43.227 43.03 42.589 42.969 43.029 43.64445.148 45.452 45.427 45.521 45.532 45.758 46.149 46.471 46.773 47.0932012914 ALB NID_NGDP Albania Total investment Expressed as a ratio of total investment in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Investment or gross capital formation is measured by the total value of the gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables for a unit or sector. [SNA 1993] Percent of GDP"Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2012. 2012 data is still semi-final. National accounts manual used: SNA 1993 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December Base year: 1996 Chain-weighted: Yes, from 1996 Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014"4.96 45.376 48.663 51.798 54.135 47.225 45.289 47.367 46.117 45.83150.962 9.723 7.605 19.306 26.18 26.326 22.285 17.31 16.914 20.80929.455 28.587 27.939 25.434 26.308 29.737 30.203 30.618 33.485 30.52126.885 25.816 24.321 22.87 24.918 25.581 27.581 28.481 26.781 26.7812012914 ALB NGSD_NGDP Albania Gross national savings "Expressed as a ratio of gross national savings in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Gross national saving is gross disposable income less final consumption expenditure after taking account of an adjustment for pension funds. [SNA 1993] For many countries, the estimates of national saving are built up from national accounts data on gross domestic investment and from balance of payments-based data on net foreign investment." Percent of GDP "Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2012. 2012 data is still semi-final. National accounts manual used: SNA 1993 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December Base year: 1996 Chain-weighted: Yes, from 1996 Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014" 28.799 42.31843.561 47.23 49.743 43.356 42.808 45.06 42.502 40.416 43.553 -8.52310.009 24.835 23.183 22.81 16.56 7.395 13.54 22.958 25.772 25.53220.753 20.431 22.348 23.696 24.562 20.282 17.987 16.226 15.669 12.49514.302 12.504 13.891 12.859 13.633 15.865 16.546 18.511 2012914 ALB PCPI Albania "Inflation, average consumer prices" "Expressed in averages for the year, not end-of-period data. A consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in the prices of goods and services that households consume. Such changes affect the real purchasing power of consumers? incomes and their welfare. As the prices of different goods and services do not all change at the same rate, a price index can only reflect their average movement. A price index is typically assigned a value of unity, or 100, in some reference period and the values of the index for other periods of time are intended to indicate the average proportionate, or percentage, change in prices from this price reference period. Price indices can also be used to measure differences in price levels between different cities, regions or countries at the same point in time. [CPI Manual 2004, Introduction] For euro countries, consumer prices are calculated based on harmonized prices. For more information see http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-BE-04-001/EN/KS-BE-04-001-EN.PDF.]" Index Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2013 Notes: CPI basket was expanded on December 2001 and again in 2007 Harmonized prices: No Frequency of source data: Monthly Base year: 2007. Dec 2007 = 100 Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a 4.043 4.036 5.478 17.857 33.035 40.4943.645 49.203 65.522 79.05 79.358 79.389 81.867 86.139 88.158 90.68892.83 95.031 97.822 101.108 103.407 107.076 110.746 112.986 115.171 117.298120.407 124.019 127.74 131.572 135.519 2013914 ALB PCPIPCH Albania "Inflation, average consumer prices" Annual percentages of average consumer prices are year-on-year changes. Percent change"See notes for: Inflation, average consumer prices (Index)." n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a -0.18 35.717225.996 85.005 22.565 7.793 12.734 33.166 20.646 0.39 0.039 3.1215.218 2.344 2.869 2.363 2.371 2.937 3.359 2.274 3.548 3.4272.023 1.935 1.847 2.65 3 3 3 3 2013914 ALB PCPIE Albania "Inflation, end of period consumer prices""Expressed in end of the period, not annual average data. A consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in the prices of goods and services that households consume. Such changes affect the real purchasing power of consumers? incomes and their welfare. As the prices of different goods and services do not all change at the same rate, a price index can only reflect their average movement. A price index is typically assigned a value of unity, or 100, in some reference period and the values of the index for other periods of time are intended to indicate the average proportionate, or percentage, change in prices from this price reference period. Price indices can also be used to measure differences in price levels between different cities, regions or countries at the same point in time. [CPI Manual 2004, Introduction] For euro countries, consumer prices are calculated based on harmonized prices. For more information see http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-BE-04-001/EN/KS-BE-04-001-EN.PDF." Index Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2013 Notes: CPI basket was expanded on December 2001 and again in 2007 Harmonized prices: No Frequency of source data: Monthly Base year: 2007. Dec 2007 = 100 Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a 4.043 4.043 8.25 27.768 36.36 42.11344.643 52.413 74.466 80.934 80.102 83.469 86.414 87.867 90.765 92.76594.655 97.034 100 102.162 105.961 109.519 111.341 114.047 116.161 118.238121.785 125.438 129.201 133.077 137.07 2013914 ALB PCPIEPCH Albania "Inflation, end of period consumer prices" Annual percentages of end of period consumer prices are year-on-year changes. Percent change "See notes for: Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Index)." n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a -- 104.047 236.58 30.941 15.82 6.009 17.40542.074 8.687 -1.029 4.203 3.528 1.681 3.298 2.204 2.038 2.5133.057 2.162 3.719 3.357 1.664 2.43 1.853 1.788 3 33 3 3 2013914 ALB FLIBOR6 Albania Six-month London interbank offered rate (LIBOR)Percent914 ALB TM_RPCH Albania Volume of imports of goods and services "Percent change of volume of imports refers to the aggregate change in the quantities of total imports whose characteristics are unchanged. The goods and services and their prices are held constant, therefore changes are due to changes in quantities only. [Export and Import Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice, Glossary]"Percent change "Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2012 Base year: 2005 Methodology used to derive volumes: Other Formula used to derive volumes: Laspeyres-type Chain-weighted: No Trade System: General trade Excluded items in trade: In transit;Other; Oil coverage: Primary or unrefined products;Secondary or refined products; Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB) Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF) Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014" 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---9.901 28.907 38.743 -3.432 23.272 11.868 8.409 10.704 8.434 -3.04811.581 6.38 1.073 -4.814 5.059 -9 4.397 5.529 9.059 9.8976.224 3.232 4.267 2012914 ALB TMG_RPCH Albania Volume of Imports of goods "Percent change of volume of imports of goods refers to the aggregate change in the quantities of imports of goods whose characteristics are unchanged. The goods and their prices are held constant, therefore changes are due to changes in quantities only. [Export and Import Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice, Glossary]"Percent change "Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2012 Base year: 2005 Methodology used to derive volumes: Other Formula used to derive volumes: Laspeyres-type Chain-weighted: No Trade System: General trade Excluded items in trade: In transit;Other; Oil coverage: Primary or unrefined products;Secondary or refined products; Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB) Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF) Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014" 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 -- -- 0 0 0 0 -- -- ---10.186 31.411 30.279 -14.3 28.155 10.288 11.175 12.303 7.443 -5.91712.787 4.497 2.279 -3.497 6.429 -7.179 1.429 8.418 11.848 12.9677.768 3.167 3.04 2012914 ALB TX_RPCH Albania Volume of exports of goods and services "Percent change of volume of exports refers to the aggregate change in the quantities of total exports whose characteristics are unchanged. The goods and services and their prices are held constant, therefore changes are due to changes in quantities only. [Export and Import Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice, Glossary]"Percent change "Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2012 Base year: 2005 Methodology used to derive volumes: Other Formula used to derive volumes: Laspeyres-type Chain-weighted: No Trade System: General trade Excluded items in trade: In transit;Other; Oil coverage: Primary or unrefined products;Secondary or refined products; Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB) Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF) Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014" 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 -- 0 0 0 0 -- 0 ---19.051 24.363 88.951 16.254 23.9 3.878 9.51 20.63 5.81 10.52323.843 15.97 -6.017 23.723 11.301 2.483 15.33 10.289 10.151 10.72810.702 9.835 10.001 2012914 ALB TXG_RPCH Albania Volume of exports of goods "Percent change of volume of exports of goods refers to the aggregate change in the quantities of exports of goods whose characteristics are unchanged. The goods and their prices are held constant, therefore changes are due to changes in quantities only. [Export and Import Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice, Glossary]"Percent change "Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2012 Base year: 2005 Methodology used to derive volumes: Other Formula used to derive volumes: Laspeyres-type Chain-weighted: No Trade System: General trade Excluded items in trade: In transit;Other; Oil coverage: Primary or unrefined products;Secondary or refined products; Valuation of exports: Free on board (FOB) Valuation of imports: Cost, insurance, freight (CIF) Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014" 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 -- ---13.472 33.237 25.413 -7.212 22.875 8.23 25.034 24.055 2.639 9.44325.921 15.842 -8.304 27.369 13.716 4.351 18.622 11.95 11.74 12.27111.997 11.081 11.124 2012914 ALB LUR Albania Unemployment rate "Unemployment rate can be defined by either the national definition, the ILO harmonized definition, or the OECD harmonized definition. The OECD harmonized unemployment rate gives the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labor force (the total number of people employed plus unemployed). [OECD Main Economic Indicators, OECD, monthly] As defined by the International Labour Organization, unemployed workers are those who are currently not working but are willing and able to work for pay, currently available to work, and have actively searched for work. [ILO, http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/res/index.htm]" Percent of total labor force Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2012 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014 5.028 4.224 2.813 3.335 4.41 5.853 5.435.164 6.033 6.721 8.457 8.9 26.5 22.3 18.4 12.9 12.314.9 17.7 18.4 16.8 16.44 15.751 15 14.4 14.1 13.813.4 13.1 13.8 14 14 13.4 15.6 14 13.5 13.513.5 13.5 13.5 2012914 ALB LE Albania Employment "Employment can be defined by either the national definition, the ILO harmonized definition, or the OECD harmonized definition. Persons who during a specified brief period such as one week or one day, (a) performed some work for wage or salary in cash or in kind, (b) had a formal attachment to their job but were temporarily not at work during the reference period, (c) performed some work for profit or family gain in cash or in kind, (d) were with an enterprise such as a business, farm or service but who were temporarily not at work during the reference period for any specific reason. [Current International Recommendations on Labour Statistics, 1988 Edition, ILO, Geneva, page 47]" Persons Millions914 ALB LP Albania Population "For census purposes, the total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census. In the broadest sense, the total may comprise either all usual residents of the country or all persons present in the country at the time of the census. [Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Revision 1, paragraph 2.42]" Persons Millions Source: National Statistical Office. INSTAT Latest actual data: 2010 Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014 2.671 2.724 2.781 2.838 2.897 2.957 3.0163.076 3.138 3.199 3.197 3.141 3.11 3.095 3.033 3.037 3.0633.088 3.061 3.1 3.058 3.068 3.06 3.042 3.025 3.004 2.9812.955 2.927 2.898 2.87 2.843 2.816 2.788 2.774 2.76 2.7462.732 2.719 2.705 2010914 ALB GGR Albania General government revenue "Revenue consists of taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue. Revenue increases government?s net worth, which is the difference between its assets and liabilities (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.20). Note: Transactions that merely change the composition of the balance sheet do not change the net worth position, for example, proceeds from sales of nonfinancial and financial assets or incurrence of liabilities." National currency Billions Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2012 Notes: Authorities are still following GFS 86 Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: 1986 Basis of recording: Other General government includes: Central Government;Local Government;Social Security Funds; Valuation of public debt: Nominal value Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014 n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a 58.838 99.65 121.028 126.101 139.151 154.595 167.15184.356 204.533 226.283 252.291 290.078 298.487 320.653 330.449 330.384 323.707364.704 385.203 414.035 444.647 477.557 513.815 2012914 ALB GGR_NGDP Albania General government revenue "Revenue consists of taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue. Revenue increases government?s net worth, which is the difference between its assets and liabilities (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.20). Note: Transactions that merely change the composition of the balance sheet do not change the net worth position, for example, proceeds from sales of nonfinancial and financial assets or incurrence of liabilities." Percent of GDP See notes for: General government revenue (National currency). n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a 18.262 24.168 25.518 24.109 23.853 24.826 24.082 24.424 24.93625.65 26.072 27.302 26.597 26.357 25.833 25.1 24.076 26.123 26.09526.197 26.197 26.197 26.197 2012914 ALB GGX Albania General government total expenditure "Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account." National currencyBillions Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2012 Notes: Authorities are still following GFS 86 Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: 1986 Basis of recording: Other General government includes: Central Government;Local Government;Social Security Funds; Valuation of public debt: Nominal value Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 101.006 142.304 165.616170.635 186.053 192.507 199.202 222.111 232.339 254.762 282.987 342.86 384.872372.45 376.183 376.241 394.117 458.505 472.147 500.463 519.172 555.924 594.2542012914 ALB GGX_NGDP Albania General government total expenditure"Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account." Percent of GDPSee notes for: General government total expenditure (National currency).n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 31.35 34.512 34.91932.624 31.893 30.914 28.699 29.426 28.326 28.878 29.244 32.269 34.29530.614 29.408 28.584 29.312 32.841 31.985 31.666 30.588 30.496 30.2982012914 ALB GGXCNL Albania General government net lending/borrowing"Net lending (+)/ borrowing (?) is calculated as revenue minus total expenditure. This is a core GFS balance that measures the extent to which general government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy and nonresidents (net lending), or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors and nonresidents (net borrowing). This balance may be viewed as an indicator of the financial impact of general government activity on the rest of the economy and nonresidents (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.17). Note: Net lending (+)/borrowing (?) is also equal to net acquisition of financial assets minus net incurrence of liabilities." National currency BillionsSource: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2012 Notes: Authorities are still following GFS 86 Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: 1986 Basis of recording: Other General government includes: Central Government;Local Government;Social Security Funds; Valuation of public debt: Nominal value Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014 n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a -42.169 -42.654 -44.588 -44.534-46.902 -37.912 -32.051 -37.754 -27.806 -28.479 -30.695 -52.782 -86.385 -51.797-45.734 -45.857 -70.41 -93.801 -86.944 -86.428 -74.525 -78.367 -80.44 2012914 ALB GGXCNL_NGDP Albania General government net lending/borrowing"Net lending (+)/ borrowing (?) is calculated as revenue minus total expenditure. This is a core GFS balance that measures the extent to which general government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy and nonresidents (net lending), or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors and nonresidents (net borrowing). This balance may be viewed as an indicator of the financial impact of general government activity on the rest of the economy and nonresidents (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.17). Note: Net lending (+)/borrowing (?) is also equal to net acquisition of financial assets minus net incurrence of liabilities." Percent of GDP See notes for: General government net lending/borrowing (National currency). n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a -13.088 -10.345 -9.401 -8.514 -8.04-6.088 -4.618 -5.002 -3.39 -3.228 -3.172 -4.968 -7.697 -4.258 -3.575-3.484 -5.237 -6.719 -5.89 -5.469 -4.391 -4.299 -4.101 2012914 ALB GGSB Albania General government structural balance "The structural budget balance refers to the general government cyclically adjusted balance adjusted for nonstructural elements beyond the economic cycle. These include temporary financial sector and asset price movements as well as one-off, or temporary, revenue or expenditure items. The cyclically adjusted balance is the fiscal balance adjusted for the effects of the economic cycle; see, for example, A. Fedelino. A. Ivanova and M. Horton ?Computing Cyclically Adjusted Balances and Automatic Stabilizers? IMF Technical Guidance Note No. 5, http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/tnm/2009/tnm0905.pdf." National currency Billions914 ALB GGSB_NPGDP Albania General government structural balance"The structural budget balance refers to the general government cyclically adjusted balance adjusted for nonstructural elements beyond the economic cycle. These include temporary financial sector and asset price movements as well as one-off, or temporary, revenue or expenditure items. The cyclically adjusted balance is the fiscal balance adjusted for the effects of the economic cycle; see, for example, A. Fedelino. A. Ivanova and M. Horton ?Computing Cyclically Adjusted Balances and Automatic Stabilizers? IMF Technical Guidance Note No. 5, http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/tnm/2009/tnm0905.pdf." Percent of potential GDP914 ALB GGXONLB Albania General government primary net lending/borrowingPrimary net lending/borrowing is net lending (+)/borrowing (?) plus net interest payable/paid (interest expense minus interest revenue). National currency Billions Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2012 Notes: Authorities are still following GFS 86 Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: 1986 Basis of recording: Other General government includes: Central Government;Local Government;Social Security Funds; Valuation of public debt: Nominal value Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a -23.39-6.568 -9.189 -13.937 -21.397 -13.15 -2.228 -9.331 -1.777 -3.474 -5.166-21.476 -50.084 -10.193 -4.611 -4.359 -27.075 -47.401 -26.435 -22.007 -5.877-6.713 -7.186 2012914 ALB GGXONLB_NGDP Albania General government primary net lending/borrowing Primary net lending/borrowing is net lending (+)/borrowing (?) plus net interest payable/paid (interest expense minus interest revenue).Percent of GDP See notes for: General government primary net lending/borrowing (National currency). n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a -7.26 -1.593 -1.937 -2.665 -3.668 -2.112 -0.321 -1.236 -0.217-0.394 -0.534 -2.021 -4.463 -0.838 -0.36 -0.331 -2.014 -3.395 -1.791-1.392 -0.346 -0.368 -0.366 2012914 ALB GGXWDN Albania General government net debt "Net debt is calculated as gross debt minus financial assets corresponding to debt instruments. These financial assets are: monetary gold and SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pension, and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts receivable." National currency Billions Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2012 Notes: Authorities are still following GFS 86 Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: 1986 Basis of recording: Other General government includes: Central Government;Local Government;Social Security Funds; Valuation of public debt: Nominal value Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014 n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 272.581 312.183 344.666 364.215 384.205407.653 421.371 433.363 468.05 494.737 517.031 595.883 682.546 715.518 772.735828.268 948.262 "1,006.66" "1,056.32" "1,090.69" "1,113.07""1,117.42" "1,106.41" 2012914 ALB GGXWDN_NGDP Albania General government net debt "Net debt is calculated as gross debt minus financial assets corresponding to debt instruments. These financial assets are: monetary gold and SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pension, and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts receivable." Percent of GDP See notes for: General government net debt (National currency). n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a 84.604 75.713 72.67 69.634 65.86 65.46460.708 57.413 57.064 56.079 53.431 56.083 60.819 58.813 60.409 62.92570.527 72.104 71.56 69.011 65.578 61.298 56.411 2012914 ALB GGXWDG Albania General government gross debt "Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110)." National currency Billions Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2012 Notes: Authorities are still following GFS 86 Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: 1986 Basis of recording: Other General government includes: Central Government;Local Government;Social Security Funds; Valuation of public debt: Nominal value Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014 n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a 272.581 312.183 344.666 364.215 384.205 407.653421.371 433.363 468.05 494.737 517.031 595.883 682.546 715.518 772.735 828.268948.262 "1,006.66" "1,056.32" "1,090.69" "1,113.07" "1,117.42" "1,106.41" 2012914 ALB GGXWDG_NGDP Albania General government gross debt "Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110)." Percent of GDP See notes for: General government gross debt (National currency). n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a 84.604 75.713 72.67 69.634 65.86 65.464 60.70857.413 57.064 56.079 53.431 56.083 60.819 58.813 60.409 62.925 70.52772.104 71.56 69.011 65.578 61.298 56.411 2012914 ALB NGDP_FY Albania "Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year, current prices" "Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year is the country?s GDP based on the same period during the year as their fiscal data. In the case of countries whose fiscal data are based on a fiscal calendar (e.g., July to June), this series would be the country?s GDP over that same period. For countries whose fiscal data are based on a calendar year (i.e., January to December), this series will be the same as their GDP in current prices." National currency Billions Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2012 Notes: Authorities are still following GFS 86 Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: 1986 Basis of recording: Other General government includes: Central Government;Local Government;Social Security Funds; Valuation of public debt: Nominal value Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/an/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 314.878322.186 412.326 474.291 523.043 583.369 622.711 694.098 754.823 820.225 882.209967.67 "1,062.50" "1,122.25" "1,216.59" "1,279.18" "1,316.27" "1,344.54" "1,396.12" "1,476.13" "1,580.46" "1,697.32" "1,822.94" "1,961.35" 2012914 ALB BCA Albania Current account balance "Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income." U.S. dollars Billions Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2012 BOP Manual used: BPM 5 Primary domestic currency: Albanian lek Data last updated: 08/2014 0.001 -0.01 -0.052 -0.037 -0.03 -0.0270.001 0.007 -0.025 -0.075 -0.096 -0.165 -0.069 0.024 -0.087 -0.057-0.171 -0.218 -0.089 0.077 -0.134 -0.125 -0.318 -0.286 -0.292 -0.498-0.508 -1.109 -1.975 -1.696 -1.311 -1.688 -1.215 -1.319 -1.499 -1.847-2.182 -2.145 -1.9 -1.668 2012914 ALB BCA_NGDPD Albania Current account balance "Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income." Percent of GDP "See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Current account balance (U.S. dollars)." 0.057 -0.483 -2.404 -1.681 -1.398 -1.23 0.06 0.282-1.046 -2.857 -4.58 -13.133 -8.692 1.778 -3.935 -2.09 -5.677 -9.909-3.274 2.236 -3.684 -3.07 -7.163 -4.973 -3.967 -6.06 -5.644 -10.371-15.573 -14.295 -11.202 -13.315 -9.988 -10.366 -11.027 -12.722 -13.948 -12.617-10.236 -8.27 2012612 DZA NGDP_R Algeria "Gross domestic product, constant prices""Expressed in billions of national currency units; the base year is country-specific. Expenditure-based GDP is total final expenditures at purchasers? prices (including the f.o.b. value of exports of goods and services), less the f.o.b. value of imports of goods and services. [SNA 1993]" National currencyBillions "Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2013 National accounts manual used: SNA 1993 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December Base year: 2001 Chain-weighted: Yes, from 2005 Primary domestic currency: Algerian dinar Data last updated: 09/2014""2,584.78" "2,662.33" "2,832.72" "2,985.68" "3,152.88""3,329.44" "3,322.78" "3,299.52" "3,236.83" "3,392.20""3,434.66" "3,393.45" "3,447.74" "3,375.25" "3,344.88""3,473.58" "3,605.57" "3,645.24" "3,831.05" "3,953.65""4,103.88" "4,227.00" "4,463.71" "4,785.10" "4,990.86""5,285.32" "5,374.35" "5,555.62" "5,686.74" "5,779.56""5,988.56" "6,157.91" "6,361.25" "6,540.07" "6,791.20""7,061.88" "7,332.45" "7,615.73" "7,908.21" "8,215.15"2013612 DZA NGDP_RPCH Algeria "Gross domestic product, constant prices" "Annual percentages of constant price GDP are year-on-year changes; the base year is country-specific . Expenditure-based GDP is total final expenditures at purchasers? prices (including the f.o.b. value of exports of goods and services), less the f.o.b. value of imports of goods and services. [SNA 1993]"Percent change "See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency)." -5.4 3 6.4 5.4 5.6 5.6 -0.2-0.7 -1.9 4.8 1.252 -1.2 1.6 -2.102 -0.9 3.848 3.81.1 5.098 3.2 3.8 3 5.6 7.2 4.3 5.9 1.6843.373 2.36 1.632 3.616 2.828 3.302 2.811 3.84 3.986 3.8313.863 3.84 3.881 2013612 DZA NGDP Algeria "Gross domestic product, current prices""Expressed in billions of national currency units . Expenditure-based GDP is total final expenditures at purchasers? prices (including the f.o.b. value of exports of goods and services), less the f.o.b. value of imports of goods and services. [SNA 1993]" National currency Billions "Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2013 National accounts manual used: SNA 1993 GDP valuation: Market prices Start/end months of reporting year: January/December Base year: 2001 Chain-weighted: Yes, from 2005 Primary domestic currency: Algerian dinar Data last updated: 09/2014" 162.5 191.5 207.6 233.7 263.9291.6 296.6 312.7 347.7 422.043 554.4 862.132 "1,074.70" "1,189.72" "1,487.40" "2,004.99" "2,570.00" "2,780.20" "2,830.49" "3,248.20" "4,123.50" "4,227.10" "4,522.80" "5,252.30" "6,149.10" "7,562.00" "8,501.64" "9,352.89" "11,043.70" "9,968.03" "11,991.56" "14,526.61" "16,115.43" "16,862.08" "18,152.63" "19,572.03" "21,011.24" "22,659.85" "24,022.83" "25,489.26" 2013612 DZA NGDPD Algeria "Gross domestic product, current prices""Values are based upon GDP in national currency converted to U.S. dollars using market exchange rates (yearly average). Exchange rate projections are provided by country economists for the group of other emerging market and developing countries. Exchanges rates for advanced economies are established in the WEO assumptions for each WEO exercise. Expenditure-based GDP is total final expenditures at purchasers? prices (including the f.o.b. value of exports of goods and services), less the f.o.b. value of imports of goods and services. [SNA 1993]" U.S. dollars Billions "See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)." 42.346 44.372 44.78 47.529 51.513 61.132 61.53563.3 51.664 52.558 61.892 46.67 49.217 50.963 42.426 42.066 46.94148.178 48.188 48.845 54.749 54.745 56.761 67.864 85.327 103.198 117.027134.977 171.001 137.054 161.207 199.394 207.802 212.453 227.802 238.461 248.54260.234 267.851 275.924 2013612 DZA NGDP_D Algeria "Gross domestic product, deflator" The GDP deflator is derived by dividing current price GDP by constant price GDP and is considered to be an alternate measure of inflation. Data are expressed in the base year of each country's national accounts. Index "See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency)." 6.287 7.193 7.329 7.8278.37 8.758 8.926 9.477 10.742 12.442 16.141 25.406 31.171 35.24844.468 57.721 71.279 76.269 73.883 82.157 100.478 100.002 101.324 109.764123.207 143.076 158.189 168.35 194.201 172.47 200.241 235.902 253.337 257.827267.296 277.151 286.552 297.54 303.771 310.272 2013612 DZA NGDPRPC Algeria "Gross domestic product per capita, constant prices" GDP is expressed in constant national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing constant price GDP by total population. National currencyUnits "See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency) Population (Persons)." "138,475.51" "138,331.47" "142,605.54""145,529.49" "148,896.41" "149,974.89" "145,736.14" "141,005.32""134,308.44" "137,336.09" "137,265.75" "132,334.26" "131,237.59""125,502.13" "121,649.58" "123,791.08" "126,219.06" "125,503.01""129,835.34" "131,942.10" "134,527.09" "136,557.47" "142,093.08""150,073.68" "154,200.66" "160,868.03" "161,145.09" "164,085.89""164,399.41" "163,875.51" "166,450.51" "167,712.81" "169,656.04""172,561.30" "175,483.14" "178,899.45" "182,290.30" "186,168.04""190,086.32" "194,163.29" 2013612