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Socialist Party of Albania No free and fair election, per V-Dem
Sources: INSTAT, Institute of Statistics (labour force survey; national accounts and the county of Tirana's GDP via Eurostat; consumer prices via the IMF; the survey before 2023 via ILOSTAT), Bank of Albania (exchange rate, via the IMF), IMF (World Economic Outlook: government debt), World Bank (GDP before 1995, population), Eurostat (regional accounts), ILO (ILOSTAT), GISCO, Natural Earth, World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators), V-Dem Institute, Transparency International, World Happiness Report, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons; heads of government checked against the official lists, mayors of Tirana against the municipal election results and the municipality's acts. CreditsPrivacy

Edi Rama (Socialist Party of Albania) has been Prime Minister of Albania since 15 Sep 2013. Albania's real GDP climbed 3.1% a year under Edi Rama, in office since September 2013. Albania ranks 4th of 39 national leaders on the rise in government effectiveness; on population growth it is 23rd of 24. For comparison, real GDP climbed 4.1% a year under Sali Berisha, 2005 to 2013. The World Bank's government effectiveness for Albania stood at 62.0 of 100 in 2025, 16.0 points higher than at day zero.

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