Retail loans as a share of GDP rose 10.1% to 11.5% in Albania in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, retail loans as a share of GDP in Albania reached an all time high of 12.0% in 2009 and an all time low of 0.252% in 1998.
Albania has been ranked 37th within the group of 45 countries we follow in terms of retail loans as a share of GDP, 17 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Retail Loans (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Albania | % | 10.4% | 11.5% | 10.4% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 18.7% | 21.1% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 30.6% | 33.4% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 58.0% | 60.5% | 58.6% | 55.8% | 59.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kosovo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Macedonia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Montenegro | % | ... | ... | 24.6% | 28.1% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 18.7% | 22.2% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 14.5% | 15.8% | 13.8% | 14.8% | 16.5% |
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