Albania's H1 C/A Gap Widens 8.0% to 681.3 Mln Euro - Table

Albania’s current account gap in 2008 was 1.3 billion euro, equivalent to 15.2% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), versus 831 million euro deficit, or 10.5% of GDP, in 2007.

ALBANIA BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (in millions of euro):

Albania’s economy grew by a real 7.2% last year, faster than the 6.1% growth target and the 6.0% rise recorded in 2007. The government has projected nominal GDP growth of 6.3% to 1.18 trillion leks ($11.9 billion/9.0 billion euro) this year.

($=0.6806 euro)